Assassinations

of

Abraham Lincoln

And

John F. Kennedy

Assassinations

of

Abraham Lincoln

And

John F. Kennedy

Lincoln’s Assassination Lincoln’s Assassination ß Lincoln was shot on April 14,

1865 while attending a play at Ford’s Theater

ß John Wilkes Booth, a pro-Confederate actor, entered his box and shot him in the head

ß Original plan was to kidnap Lincoln in exchange for Confederate soldiers

ß After hearing Lincoln’s speech on black suffrage endorsement, the plan changed

ß Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865 while attending a play at Ford’s Theater

ß John Wilkes Booth, a pro-Confederate actor, entered his box and shot him in the head

ß Original plan was to kidnap Lincoln in exchange for Confederate soldiers

ß After hearing Lincoln’s speech on black suffrage endorsement, the plan changed

Lincoln’s Assassination Lincoln’s Assassination ß The new plan was to kill

Lincoln, Grant, Johnson and Seward

ß Lincoln was the only one killed that night

ß After Booth shot Lincoln he jumped on to the stage and shouted “Sic simpler tyrannis”

ß He was caught a few days later hiding in a barn in Virginia

ß The new plan was to kill Lincoln, Grant, Johnson and Seward

ß Lincoln was the only one killed that night

ß After Booth shot Lincoln he jumped on to the stage and shouted “Sic simpler tyrannis”

ß He was caught a few days later hiding in a barn in Virginia

Ford’s Theater Ford’s Theater (April 14, (April 14, 1865)1865)

Ford’s Theater Ford’s Theater (April 14, (April 14, 1865)1865)

The AssassinThe AssassinThe AssassinThe Assassin

John Wilkes BoothJohn Wilkes BoothJohn Wilkes BoothJohn Wilkes Booth

The AssassinationThe AssassinationThe AssassinationThe Assassination

WANTED~WANTED~~!!~!!

WANTED~WANTED~~!!~!!

Now He Belongs to the Now He Belongs to the Ages!Ages!

Now He Belongs to the Now He Belongs to the Ages!Ages!

The ExecutionThe ExecutionThe ExecutionThe Execution

Lincoln vs. JFKLincoln vs. JFKß 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

Lincoln vs. JFKLincoln vs. JFK• Elected to Congress in

1846• Elected to Congress in

1946

• Elected President in 1860 • Elected 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

Lincoln vs. JFKLincoln 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

Lincoln vs. JFKLincoln 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

Lincoln vs. JFKLincoln 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

Lincoln vs. JFKLincoln 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