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 and Kennedy both contain 7 letters Both were particularly concerned with civil rights Both wives lost their children while living in the white house Both Presidents were shot on 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 3 names Both names are composed by 15 letters Lincoln was shot in a theater named 'Ford' Kennedy was shot in car called 'Lincoln' (which is a Ford car) Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater Booth and oswald were assassinated before their trials *********And here's the kicker********* A week before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe,Maryland A week before Kennedy was shot he was with Marilyn Monroe Creepy huh?