Common Points between Lincoln and Kennedy

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946

Abraham Lincoln was elected to President in 1860
John F. Kennedy was elected to President in 1860

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights
Both wives lost 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

Southerners assassinated both
Southerners succeeded both

Both successors were named Johnson

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908

John Wilkes Booth, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808
Lee Harvey Oswald,  who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908

Both assassins were known by their three names
Both names are comprised of fifteen letters

Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Kennedy"
Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln"

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 clincher......

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe......

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