Lincoln vs Kennedy

Here are some interesting facts about the two well-known presidents of the United States of America:

• 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 three names.
• Both names contain 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 assassinated before their trials.
  
  
• A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
• A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe.