For the Fun of It...Kennedy/Lincoln Connections

In case you haven't seen it before...


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 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 Presidents were shot in the head.

>Now it gets really weird.>
>Lincoln \'s secretary was named Kennedy.
>Kennedy\'s Secretary was named Lincoln.>

>Both were assassinated by Southerners.
>Both were succeeded by Southerners 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 their three names.>Both names are composed of fifteen letters.>

>Now hang on to your seat.>>Lincoln was shot at the theater named \'Ford.\'
>Kennedy was shot in a car called \' Lincoln\' made by \'Ford.\'
>>Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a>warehouse.
>Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a>theater.>
>Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.>

>And here\'s the kicker...>>A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
>A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.>>Creepy huh?