vAbraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846 -- John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
vAbraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860 -- John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
vThe names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
vBoth were particularly concerned with civil rights.
vBoth wives lost their children while living in the White House.
vBoth Presidents were shot on a Friday and both were shot in the head.
vLincoln's secretary was named Kennedy and Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
vBoth were assassinated by Southerners and both were succeeded by Southerners.
vBoth successors were named Johnson.
vAndrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808 -- Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
vJohn Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln was born in 1839 -- Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy was born in 1939.
vBoth assassins were known by their three names and both names contained fifteen letters.
vLincoln was shot at a theater named 'Ford' -- Kennedy was shot in the back seat of a 'Lincoln' built by 'Ford.'
vBooth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse -- Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.
vBooth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
vA week before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe, Maryland -- a week before Kennedy was shot he was in Marilyn Monroe.

Neil Eisenberg, Technical Writer, Instructiona Communications www.InterWorld.com http://www.mailexcite.com>/