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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.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
Lincoln was shot in a Ford (Ford's Theater).
Kennedy was shot in a Ford (1961 Lincoln Continental).
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both were shot in the head.
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 assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1838.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their full names.
Both names comprise fifteen letters.
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 both assassinated before their trials.
And, the most recent fact noted ...
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in a Monroe Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in a Marilyn Monroe.
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