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 a child while living in the White House
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday
Both Presidents were shot in the head
Now it really gets wierd
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln
Both were assassinated by Southerners
Both were succeded by Southerners named Johnson
Andrew Johnson, who succeded Lincoln, was born in 1808
Lyndon Johnson, who succeded 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
Now hang on to your seat
Lincoln was shot at the theatre named "Ford"
Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln" made by "Ford"
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
Lincoln was shot in a theatre and the assasin ran to a warehouse
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to a theatre
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