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Coincidences connecting U.S. Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy are a piece of American folklore.
The following is a list of parallels between the two presidents' careers and deaths.
"Lincoln" and "Kennedy" each have 7 letters
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 married women in their 20s while themselves in their 30s
Both wives lost children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were particularly concerned with civil rights and made their views strongly known in '63. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, which became law a year later. A century later, Kennedy presented his reports to Congress on Civil Rights, during the famous March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom that same year.
Both were shot in the presence of their wives.
Both were shot on a Friday in the head from behind while in a seated position.
Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre. Kennedy was shot in a Ford car: a Lincoln limousine.
Both were succeeded by Southern Democrats named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. Each having a first name composed of 6 letters.
Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who told him not to go to Ford's Theatre. Kennedy had a secretary named Evelyn Lincoln (whose husband Harold's nickname was Abe), and she warned him not to go to Dallas.
Both assassins where Southern men.
Both John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald, were born in '39 and were known by their three names, composed of 15 letters
Booth (who shot Lincoln) ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse. Oswald (who shot Kennedy) ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.
Both Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
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