1. By: Nathan Webb

2.  16 th President of the United States  Elected to Congress in 1846  Elected President in 1860  Primarily concerned with civil rights  Wanted to preserve the nation (Civil War, slavery, 13 th amendment)  Lost a child while living in the White House  Shot in the head on a Friday  Sitting by his wife  Shot in Ford Theater

3.  Abraham Lincoln’s secretary’s last name was Kennedy.  Lincoln was warned not to go to the theater.  Assassinated and succeeded by a Southerner  Had two sons, Robert and Edward  Lincoln’s successor, Andrew Johnson, was born in 1808.  His assassinator, John Wilkes Booth, was born in 1839 and known by his three names.  JWB ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.  JWB was killed before trial.

4.  35 th President of the United States  Elected to Congress in 1946  Elected President in 1960  Primarily concerned with civil rights  Lost a child while living in the White House  Shot in the head on a Friday  Sitting by his wife  Shot in a Ford

5.  John F. Kennedy’s secretary’s last name was Lincoln.  Kennedy was warned not to go to Dallas.  Assassinated and succeeded by a Southerner  Had two brothers, Robert and Edward  Kennedy’s successor, Lyndon Johnson, was born in 1908.  His assassinator, Lee Harvey Oswald, was born in 1939 and known by his three names.  LHO ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.  LHO was killed before trial.

6.  Abraham Lincoln was the 16 th President of the United States (1861-1865).  John F. Kennedy was the 35 th President (1961- 1963).  Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.  Kennedy was elected to congress in 1946.  Lincoln and Kennedy were elected 100 years apart.

7.  Both Presidents were particularly concerned with civil rights.  Both of the Presidents’ wives lost children while living in the White House.  Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.  Both were sitting by their wives when they were shot.  Both were shot in the head.  Lincoln was shot in Ford theatre.  Kennedy was shot in a Ford.

8.  Lincoln’s secretary’s last name was Kennedy.  Kennedy’s secretary’s last name was Lincoln.  Lincoln was warned by his secretary not to go to the theater.  Kennedy was warned not to go to Dallas.  Lincoln and Kennedy were assassinated by Southerners.

9.  Lincoln had two sons, Robert and Edward.  Kennedy had two brothers, Robert and Edward.  Both Presidents 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.

10.  Lincoln’s assassinator, John Wilkes Booth, was born in 1839.  Kennedy’s assassinator, Lee Harvey Oswald, was born in 1939.  Both assassins were known by their three names which were both comprised of fifteen letters.

11.  Lincoln’s assassinator, JWB, ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.  Kennedy’s assassinator, LHO, ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.  John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald were both assassinated before they made it to their trials.