Lincoln and Kennedy both have 7 letters in their last name
Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846, Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946Lincoln was elected President in 1860, Kennedy was elected President in 1960
War was thrust upon Lincoln and Kennedy almost immediately after inaugurationLincoln and Kennedy both ordered the Treasury to print it’s own money
Lincoln gave African Americans freedom and legalized equality, Kennedy enforced equality for African AmericansLincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on Nov 19, 1863, Kennedy was assassinated on Nov 22, 1963, almost 100 years to the day
Lincoln and Kennedy were both loved by the common people and hated by the establishmentAndrew Johnson was born in 1808, Lyndon Johnson was born in 1908
Lincoln was succeeded, after assassination, by Vice-President Johnson, Kennedy was succeeded, after assassination, by Vice-President JohnsonLincoln and Kennedy were both shot in the head from a bullet that entered from behind
Both Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson’s names have 13 lettersLincoln and Kennedy both were sitting by their wives when they were shot
Rathbone, who was with Lincoln when he was shot, was injured, Connally, who was with Kennedy when he was shot was also injuredBoth Rathbone and Connally’s names have 8 letters
A Lincoln staffer Miss Kennedy told him not to go to the Theater. A Kennedy staffer Miss Lincoln, told him not to go to DallasLincoln and Kennedy’s wives held their husbands head in their lap after they were shot
Lincoln and Kennedy were both shot on a FridayBoth Lincoln and Kennedy were shot in the back of the head
Lincoln was shot in Ford’s Theatre and Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln made by Ford Motor CompanyLincoln’s bodyguard was away from his post at the door of the President’s box at the theatre, Kennedy’s bodyguards were away from their posts on the running boards of the President’s car
Lincoln was shot in a theatre and his assassin ran to a warehouse, Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran to a theatreLincoln’s assassin had a three names, John Wilkes Booth, Kennedy’s assassin had three names, Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald each have 15 lettersJohn Wilkes Booth was born in 1839, Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939
Neither Lincoln nor Kennedy died immediately after being shotLincoln died in Petersen’s House, Kennedy died in Parkland Hospital, Both places have the initials P.H.
Booth and Oswald were both shot in police custody before going to trialKennedy’s funeral was modeled after Lincoln’s funeral
Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson were both heavy drinkersIt is believed that Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson knew that Lincoln and Kennedy were going to be assassinated
Days before Lincoln was assassinated he told his wife about a dream he had where he was going to be assassinated, Kennedy told his wife and friends a few hours before he was assassinated that it would be easy for someone to assassinate him from the crowdAfter Lincoln was shot the telegraph system went down, After Kennedy was shot the telephone system went down
Kennedy’s Father had been the Ambassador to England at the Court of St. James, Lincoln’s son became the Ambassador to England at the Court of St. JamesLincoln and Kennedy were the two greatest Presidents of the Nation
Lincoln and Kennedy’s wives both tastefully and expensively re-decorated the White HouseLincoln and Kennedy both loved great literature and could recite poetry by heart
Both had young children while living at the White HouseLincoln’s sons had ponies they rode on the White House grounds, Kennedy’s daughter had a pony she rode on the White House grounds
Lincoln and Kennedy both had a child die while living at the White HouseLincoln had two sons, Robert and Edward. Edward died young Robert lived on, Kennedy had two brothers named Robert and Edward. Robert died young and Edward lived on
Lincoln and Kennedy let their children run and play in their officeAbraham was the first name of the man who filmed Kennedy’s murder in the Lincoln
The man running alongside Kennedy’s car snapping pictures was a salesman who sold LincolnsKennedy bought a Virginia home that was the 1861 Civil War headquarters of Lincoln’s first General-in-Chief, McClellan
Jefferson Davis was the name of the President of the Confederate States while Lincoln was President of the Union States, Jefferson Davis Tippit was the name of the police officer killed allegedly by Kennedy’s alleged assassinLincoln and Kennedy were both famous for their wit and telling hilarious stories
Lincoln was sitting in a rocking chair at Ford’s Theatre when he was shot, Kennedy had a special rocking chair he sat in at the White House, Henry Ford bought the rocking chair Lincoln died in and put it in his museum in DearbornKennedy’s seat he was sitting in when he was shot is also in the museum
John Kennedy is the name of a character in a 1951 movie about a detective traveling by train to thwart the assassination of President Lincoln, John Kennedy is the name of the real-life detective who traveled in the train with President Lincoln in 1860 to thwart his assassination
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