1. Assassinations of Abraham Lincoln And John F. Kennedy Assassinations of Abraham Lincoln And John F. Kennedy

3. Lincoln’s Assassination  Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865 while attending a play at Ford’s Theater  John Wilkes Booth, a pro-Confederate actor, entered his box and shot him in the head  Original plan was to kidnap Lincoln in exchange for Confederate soldiers  After hearing Lincoln’s speech on black suffrage endorsement, the plan changed  Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865 while attending a play at Ford’s Theater  John Wilkes Booth, a pro-Confederate actor, entered his box and shot him in the head  Original plan was to kidnap Lincoln in exchange for Confederate soldiers  After hearing Lincoln’s speech on black suffrage endorsement, the plan changed

4. Lincoln’s Assassination  The new plan was to kill Lincoln, Grant, Johnson and Seward  Lincoln was the only one killed that night  After Booth shot Lincoln he jumped on to the stage and shouted “Sic simpler tyrannis”  He was caught a few days later hiding in a barn in Virginia  The new plan was to kill Lincoln, Grant, Johnson and Seward  Lincoln was the only one killed that night  After Booth shot Lincoln he jumped on to the stage and shouted “Sic simpler tyrannis”  He was caught a few days later hiding in a barn in Virginia

6. Ford’s Theater (April 14, 1865)

7. The Assassin John Wilkes Booth

8. The Assassination

9. WANTED~~!!WANTED~~!!

10. Now He Belongs to the Ages!

11. The Execution

12. Lincoln vs. JFK ß Although 4 presidents have been assassinated, Lincoln’s and JFK’s are the two most well known –partly because of all of their “Connections” ß The uncirculated Lincoln Head penny is stamped with a profile reproduction of JFK looking at Lincoln ß Although 4 presidents have been assassinated, Lincoln’s and JFK’s are the two most well known –partly because of all of their “Connections” ß The uncirculated Lincoln Head penny is stamped with a profile reproduction of JFK looking at Lincoln

14. Lincoln vs. JFK Elected to Congress in 1846 Elected to Congress in 1946 Elected President in 1860Elected President in 1960 There are 7 letters in each last name Both were concerned with Civil Rights Both had wives that lost children in the White House His secretary, Kennedy, warned him not to go to the theater His secretary, Lincoln, warned him not to go to Dallas Both were shot on a Friday and both were shot in the head

15. Lincoln vs. JFK Both were slain in the presence of their wives John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839 Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939 Both assassins were known by three names, both were Southerners with unpopular ideas and each name contains 15 letters Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and hid in a warehouse/farm Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and hid in a theater Booth and Oswald were murdered before a trial could be arranged Both Lincoln and JFK were succeeded by Southern Democrats

16. Lincoln vs. JFK Both successors were named Johnson Andrew Johnson (1808)Lyndon Johnson (1908) Each name contains 13 letters Lincoln was shot in Ford’s Theater Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln, made by Ford Abraham was the first name of the man who filmed Kennedy’s murder His two sons were Robert and Edward Shortly after, the telegraph system went down Shortly after, the telephone system went down Kennedy’s brothers were named Robert and Edward

17. Lincoln vs. JFK Jefferson Davis was the President of the South when Lincoln was killed Jefferson Davis Tippet was a police officer who was allegedly shot by Oswald Lincoln was 56 when he died Both men had lazy eye muscles JFK was 46 when he died Both stated how easy it would be to shoot the president. Lincoln supposedly said, “If somebody wants to take my life, there is nothing I can do to prevent it.” Kennedy supposedly said, “If somebody wants to shoot me from a window with a rifle, nobody can stop it.” Note that both quotes are each 16 words long

18. Lincoln vs. JFK Kennedy bought a VA home that was the 1861 Civil War headquarters of Lincoln’s first main general (McClellan) A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland John Kennedy is the name of a detective who traveled with Lincoln in 1860 to protect him from assassination A year before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe