Lincoln and Kennedy

• 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 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 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.
• 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 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 comprise fifteen letters.
• Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse.
• Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre.
• Booth and Oswald were both 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