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 The
following inventory of remarkable Presidential Coincidences was
submitted by a long-time Bikwil trivia specialist, Sockrates.
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 children while living in the White House.
Lincoln's
secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's
secretary was named Lincoln.
Both
Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both
were shot in the head.
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 comprise 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 both assassinated before their trials.
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