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Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846
John F. kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860
John F. kennedy was elected President in 1960
The names Lincoln & Kennedy each contain seven letters
Both were particularly concerned with Civil Rights
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday
Both President were shot in the head
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln
Both were assassinated by Southerners
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808
Lyndon Jonson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939
Both assassins were known by their three names
Both names are composed of fifteen letters
Lincoln was shot at a theatre named 'Ford'
Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln'
Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre
Both Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monro
