Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946

Lincoln failed to win the Vice Presidential nomination in 1856.
Kennedy failed to win the Vice Presidential nomination in 1956.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Lincoln defeated Stephen Douglas who was born in 1813.
Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon who was born in 1913.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both wives lost children while in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Both Presidents 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 Presidents had Vice Presidents named Johnson.

Lincoln's Vice President was called Andrew Johnson who served in the House of Representatives in 1847.
Kennedy's Vice President was called Lyndon Johnson who served in the House of Representatives in1947.

Both successors (their Vice Presidents) 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 the three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Lincoln was shot at the theatre called "Ford."
Kennedy was shot in a car named "Lincoln", made by Ford.

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.

President Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 and died on April 15, 1865 (age 56)
President Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 and died on Nov 22, 1963 (age 46)

Kennedy's funeral was modelled on Lincoln's funeral.

Andrew Johnson was a heavy drinker with crude behaviour.
Lyndon Johnson was a heavy drinker with crude behaviour.

There were conspiracy theories that Johnson was knowledgeable about Lincoln's assassination.
There were conspiracy theories that Johnson was knowledgeable about Kennedy's assassination.

Days before it happened Lincoln told his wife and friends about a dream he'd had of being shot by an assassin.
Hours before it happened Kennedy told his wife and friends it would be easy for an assassin to shoot him from a crowd.

Shortly after Lincoln was shot the telegraph system went down.
Shortly after Kennedy was shot the telephone system went down.

Kennedy's father had been the Ambassador to England at the Court of St James.
Lincoln's son became the Ambassador to England at the Court of St James.

Lincoln's wife tastefully and expensively re-decorated the White House.
Kennedy's wife tastefully and expensively re-decorated the White House.

Lincoln loved great literature and could recite poetry by heart.
Kennedy loved great literature and could recite poetry by heart.

Lincoln had young children while living at the White House.
Kennedy had young children while living at the White House.

Lincoln's sons had ponies they rode on the White House grounds.
Kennedy's daughter had a pony she rode on the White House grounds.

Lincoln let his children run and play in his office.
Kennedy let his children run and play in his office.

After Lincoln's assassination the nation experienced an emotional convulsion.
After Kennedy's assassination the nation experienced an emotional convulsion.

The whole world cried when Lincoln died.
The whole world cried when Kennedy died.

Lincoln's funeral train travelled from Washington-DC to New York.
Kennedy's brother's funeral train travelled from New York to Washington-DC.

Lincoln was famous for his wit and for telling hilarious stories and anecdotes.
Kennedy was famous for his wit and for telling hilarious stories and anecdotes.

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe