Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy
Both Lincoln and Kennedy were concerned with civil rights.
Lincoln was elected president in 1860, Kennedy in 1960.
Both were slain on a Friday, in the presence of their wives.
Both were shot from behind in the head.
They were both succeeded by Southern Democrats named Johnson, who held seats in the U.S. Senate.
Andrew Johnson was born in 1808, Lyndon Johnson in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939.
Booth and Oswald were Southerners favoring unpopular ideas.
Both presidents lost children through death while in the White House.
President Lincoln's secretary, whose name was Kennedy, advised him not to go to the theater.
Kennedy's secretary, whose name was Lincoln (Evelyn), advised him not to make the trip to Dallas.
John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and ran to a warehouse.
Lee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and ran to a theater.
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
The names Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson each contain 13 letters.
Both Johnsons were opposed for re-election by men whose names started with "G".
Both assassins were killed before they could be brought to trial.
