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.
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
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 were shot in the head.
Here is an interesting one…

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

Both presidents were boat captains – Lincoln of the SS Talisman and Kennedy of PT109.
Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theater.
Kennedy was shot in a Ford Lincoln automobile

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners.
Both successors were 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 compromise fifteen letters.
Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
And last but not least…

A week before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot he was in Marilyn Monroe.

Kennedy was shot in Dallas, which has 6 letters.
He was shot from the 6th floor of a book depository.
Kennedy was shot on a Friday, a day which contains 6 letters.
He was shot on the 22nd day of the 11th month. Adding these figures together, 2+2+1+1, you get the number 6
By taking the initials FBI and moving each initial 6 letters forward in the alphabet, you end up with the initials LHO…. does it not seem a little weird that by using the key number 6 we end up with the initials of Kennedy's killer, Lee Harvey Oswald?
The surname of his assassin, Oswald, contains 6 letters.
The assassin's middle name, Harvey, also has six letters.
The assassin's first name, Lee, has 3 letters, er… which is half as many as six letters