|
Lincoln |
Kennedy |
| Lincoln was elected to
Congress in 1846 |
Kennedy was elected to
Congress in 1946 |
| He was elected
President in 1860 |
He was elected
President in 1960 |
| His wife lost a child
while living in the White House |
His wife lost a child
while living in the White House |
| He was directly
concerned with Civil Rights |
He was directly
concerned with Civil Rights |
| Lincoln had a
secretary named Kennedy who told him
not to go to the theater *1 |
Kennedy had a
secretary named Lincoln who told him
not to go to Dallas **2 |
| Lincoln was shot in
the back of the head in the presence
of his wife |
Kennedy was shot in
the back of the head in the presence
of his wife |
| Lincoln shot in the
Ford Theatre |
Kennedy shot in a
Lincoln, made by Ford |
| He was shot on a
Friday |
He was shot on a
Friday |
| The assassin, John
Wilkes Booth, was known by three
names, comprised of fifteen letters |
The assassin, Lee
Harvey Oswald, was known by three
names, comprised of fifteen letters |
| Booth shot Lincoln in
a theater and fled to a warehouse |
Oswald shot Kennedy
from a warehouse and fled to a theater |
| Booth was killed
before being brought to trial |
Oswald was killed
before being brought to trial |
| There were theories
that Booth was part of a greater
conspiracy |
There were theories
that Oswald was part of a greater
conspiracy |
| Lincoln's successor
was Andrew Johnson, born in 1808 |
Kennedy's successor
was Lyndon Johnson, born in 1908 |
