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.  

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  Presidents 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 Johnson, 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 the theater named ‘Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a  car called ‘Lincoln ‘ made by ‘Ford.'  

Lincoln was shot in a theater  and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot  from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.  

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 Monroe.