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food for thought
– Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
– John Kennedy was elected in 1960.
– Lincoln’s successor – Andrew Johnson – was born in 1808.
– Kennedy’s successor – Lyndon Johnson – was born in 1908.
– Lincoln’s killer – John Wilkes Booth – was born in 1839.
– Kennedy’s killer – Lee Harvey Oswald – was born in 1939.
– Lincoln and Kennedy were both directly concerned with Civil Rights.
– Booth and Oswald were both Southerners favoring unpopular ideas.
– Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and hid in a warehouse.
– Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and hid in a theater.
– The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
– The names Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson each contain thirteen letters.
– The names John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald each contain fifteen letters.
– Lincoln and Kennedy were both killed on a Friday.
– Both were killed in the presence of their wives.
– Both were shot from behind and in the head.
– Both assassins were killed before being brought to trial.
– Lincoln’s and Kennedy’s successors both had the surname Johnson.
– Lincoln’s secretary was called Kennedy, while Kennedy’s secretary was called Lincoln. (There is a question if this one is true)
Lincoln was shot a theater called the Kennedy.
Kennedy was shot in a car called the Lincoln.
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