1) Lincoln was elected to congress in 1846.

      Kennedy was elected to congress in 1946.

  2) Lincoln was elected president in 1860. 

      Kennedy was elected president in 1960.

  3) The names Lincoln and Kennedy both contain seven letters.

  4) Both were concerned with civil rights.

  5) Both of their wives lost children while living in the White House.

  6) Both presidents were shot on Friday.

  7) Both presidents were shot in the head.

  8) Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy. 

      Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

  9) Both were assassinated by southerners.

10) Both were succeeded by southerners.

11) Both successors were named Johnson.

12) Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.

      Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

13) John Wilkes Booth, who shot Lincoln, was born in 1839.

      Lee Harvey Oswald, who shot Kennedy was born in 1939.

14) Both assassins were known by their three names and both names 

       are composed of fifteen letters.

15) Lincoln was shot at a theater named "Ford". 

      Kennedy was shot in a car called a Lincoln, which is made

      by Ford Motor Co.

16) Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.

      Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

17) Booth and Oswald were both assassinated before their trials.

            No matter what one thinks about these two former U.S. Presidents, they are recorded as having made immense accomplishments, while in the White House.  However, Jesus Christ is recorded as exceeding the endeavors of all mankind (giving sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, health to the palsied, and life to the deceased.  And besides this - He is the only one who can give eternal life (John 14:6).

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