Lincoln and Kennedy Similarities
March 30th, 2009
Have you ever heard of the similarities between John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald? These two men killed two of the most respected Presidents in American history: Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. The similarities between the two killers and the two presidents are so striking that it makes one wonder about fate and the idea of history repeating itself….almost to the exact event.
| 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 | Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln who told him not to go to Dallas |
| 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 was shot in the Ford Theatre | Kennedy was 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 |
