From The White House

I was walking down the hallway of presidential portraits the other night and was reminded of an eerie email I got a while back. It was all about some astounding similarities between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations. Starting with this...

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.

Both were really into civil rights, and both their wives lost children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
And both Presidents were shot in the head!

In Texas, we always shoot for the head of course, so that’s not that odd, but now’s where it starts getting weird...

Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln!

Both were assassinated by Southerners. Not that that's really that weird I guess, but both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson!

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908!

But there's more, much more...

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, and both names are composed of fifteen letters!

Now hang on to your seat...

Lincoln was shot at the Ford theater, and Kennedy was shot riding in the presidential car, a Lincoln made by Ford!

And check this one out...

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse. Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater!

Also, both Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And so now here's the big kicker...

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe!

I’d like someone to try explainin' this one... if they can!