Abraham Lincoln, the first President of the US, occupied a peerless place inthe pantheons of American politics. He was a great politician. His death was very tragic.

And then…

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both their wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot dead on a Friday.

Both were accompanied by their wives at the time of death.

Both were shot in the head from behind.

Lincoln’s secretary was named Kennedy.

Kennedy’s secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.

Both were succeeded by Southerners.

Both their 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 full names. Both names comprise 15 letters.

Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse. Oswald ran from the warehouse and was caught in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were both assassinated before their trials.

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