The Reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln and John Kennedy

The Reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln and John Kennedy

History Repeating Itself

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages."

- William Shakespeare's excellent analogy of the mechanics of reincarnation

The best historical example of reincarnation, in my opinion, is that of the lives and deaths of President Abraham Lincoln and President John F. Kennedy. Their lives and deaths have such a large number of similarities and parallels that they provide a very strong circumstantial evidence supporting the reality of reincarnation. To examine the scientific evidence suggestive of reincarnation, visit the main reincarnation section of this website.

Table of Similarities between Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy

(1)	Similarities between their PHOTOGRAPHS
(2)	Similarities between their CAREERS
(3)	Similarities between their PHYSICAL TRAITS
(4)	Similarities between their FAMILIES
(5)	Similarities between their RELATIONSHIPS
(6)	Similarities between their ACTIVISTS
(7)	Similarities between their ASSASSINATIONS
(8)	Similarities between their ASSASSINS
(9)	Similarities between their ASSASSIN'S ESCAPE
(10)	Similarities between their ASSASSIN'S DEATH

(11)	Similarities between their FUNERALS
(12)	Similarities between their VICE PRESIDENTS
(13)	Similarities between their VICE PRESIDENT'S SUCCESSOR
(14)	Similarities between their PARANORMAL EXPERIENCES
(15)	Similarities between them which are HIGHLY UNUSUAL
(16)	Similarities between their WORDS and QUOTATIONS
(17)	Similarities between their FACIAL CHARACTERISTICS
(18)	Similarities between the FACES of their VICE PRESIDENT
(19)	LINKS to other websites about Lincoln and Kennedy
(20)	CONCLUSION

Abraham Lincoln

John Kennedy

From 1816 to 1830, Lincoln grew up in a place now known as LINCOLN CITY, INDIANA where his mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, is currently buried.	In 1962, President Kennedy signed a bill preserving the LINCOLN CITY, INDIANA, farm site as a U.S. Presidential Memorial called the LINCOLN BOYHOOD NATIONAL MEMORIAL.
Lincoln served in the MILITARY as an OFFICER in the Black Hawk WAR.	Kennedy served in the MILITARY as an OFFICER in World WAR II.
Lincoln was a BOAT CAPTAIN and worked as the assistant pilot of the Talisman, a Mississippi River boat.	Kennedy was a BOAT CAPTAIN and skipper of PT 109.
On June 13, 1836, 24 years before he became president, Lincoln was the first elected official in U.S. history to favor extending the vote to women. State legislator Lincoln gave an Illinois newspaper a statement endorsing "FEMALE SUFFRAGE."	On June 10, 1963, Kennedy signs the EQUAL PAY ACT into law, making it illegal for employers to pay a woman less than what a man would receive for the same job.
Lincoln was elected to CONGRESS in '46.	Kennedy was elected to CONGRESS in '46.
Lincoln was the RUNNER-UP for the nomination of VICE PRESIDENT in '56.	Kennedy was the RUNNER-UP for the nomination of VICE PRESIDENT in '56.
In 1867, the ARMY MEDICAL LIBRARY was moved to FORD'S THEATER, the site of the LINCOLN assassination.	In 1956, Senator JOHN KENNEDY submitted legislation to Congress to transform the ARMY MEDICAL LIBRARY into the "National Library of Medicine" which eventually became the world's largest medical library.
Lincoln was involved in a historically significant political DEBATE in ILLINOIS - the Lincoln-Douglas debates.	Kennedy was involved in a historically significant political DEBATE in ILLINOIS - the Kennedy-Nixon debates. AN INTERESTING NOTE: The location of the Kennedy-Nixon debate was roughly 80 MILES from where the Lincoln-Douglas debate took place.
The first public suggestion that Lincoln be the Republican candidate for President is believed to have been on November 6, 1858, by Israel Green. He suggested a ticket with Lincoln for President and JOHN P. KENNEDY for Vice President.	Kennedy's name was JOHN F. KENNEDY.
The Republican CONVENTION was held in CHICAGO in '60 where Lincoln was nominated the PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.	The Republican CONVENTION was held in CHICAGO in '60. The DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION was held in LOS ANGELES in '60 where Kennedy was nominated the PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE. AN INTERESTING NOTE: During the convention, John Connally publically revealed that Kennedy would be unable to serve as president for a full term because of Addison's disease. Connally's words about Kennedy not serving a full term would actually become prophetic when, in 1963, both Connally and Kennedy would face death in Dallas.
In the '60 Presidential election, Herschel JOHNSON was a SOUTHERNER who ran for VICE PRESIDENT on the DEMOCRATIC ticket.	In the '60 Presidential election, Lyndon JOHNSON was a SOUTHERNER who ran for the VICE PRESIDENT on the DEMOCRATIC ticket.
Lincoln ran as a MINORITY PARTY CANDIDATE and was considered to be a LONG SHOT for the Presidency.	Kennedy ran as a MINORITY PARTY CANDIDATE and was considered to be a LONG-SHOT for the Presidency. He was also a Roman Catholic when nearly all Presidents before him were Protestant.
Lincoln was the first President to be BORN outside of the original thirteen colonies; the first to communicate using a transcontinental TELEGRAPH message; and the FIRST TO DIE by assassination. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Lincoln was also the first president to receive a patent (for a device for lifting boats over shoals); the first from the Republican party; the first elected from Illinois; the first to be photographed at his inauguration; the first to make appeals directly to the public (through writing thousands of letters); the first to "pardon" a Thanksgiving turkey; the first to lie in state under the Rotunda; and the first to grace a U.S. coin; the first to wear a beard. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Lincoln grew a beard after an 11 year old girl named Grace Bedell suggested he do so in the fall of 1860.	Kennedy was the first President to be BORN in the 20th century; the first to hold a press conference on TELEVISION; and the LAST TO DIE by assassination (as of today). AN INTERESTING NOTE: Kennedy was also the first president to have served in the Navy; the first former Boy Scout; the first to be elected so young; the first of Irish heritage; the first to have won a Purple Heart; the first to have won a Pulitzer Prize (for writing "Profiles in Courage"); the first of the Catholic faith; the first to visit the Pope while in office; the first to appoint his brother to a cabinet position; the first to have his wife travel abroad on her own as First Lady; the first to make secret recordings of phone calls and meetings a regular tool of his Presidency; and the first to die before his parents.
Lincoln's "deist" RELIGIOUS BELIEF caused religious bigots to accuse him of being an infidel, if not an atheist, and of having called Jesus "an illegitimate child."	Kennedy's Catholic RELIGIOUS BELIEF caused religious bigots to accuse him of having an allegiance to the pope and that this disqualifies him from serving in the White House.
Lincoln was LOVED by the COMMON PEOPLE and HATED by many in the ESTABLISHMENT and called "THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT".	Kennedy was LOVED by the COMMON PEOPLE and HATED by many in the ESTABLISHMENT.
Lincoln was elected PRESIDENT in ‘60.	Kennedy was elected PRESIDENT in ‘60.
Lincoln's defeated opponent, Stephen Douglas, was BORN IN '13.	Kennedy's defeated opponent, Richard Nixon. was BORN IN '13.
According to Lincoln's friend Joseph Gillespie, Lincoln contented that "WE are more indebted to OUR GOVERNMENT than IT is to US."	Kennedy spoke these famous words: "Ask not what YOUR COUNTRY can do for YOU, but what YOU can do for YOUR COUNTRY."
In '61, Lincoln's Vice President was HANNIBAL HAMLIN (whose monogram was "H. H.") followed by Andrew Johnson. Hannibal Hamlin returned to serve in the U.S. Senate after leaving the Vice Presidency.	In '61, Kennedy's Vice President was Lyndon Johnson who chose HUBERT HUMPHREY (whose monogram was "H. H.") for his Vice President. Hubert Humphrey returned to serve in the U.S. Senate after leaving the Vice Presidency.
Lincoln was uncharacteristically YOUNGER than his VICE PRESIDENT.	Kennedy was uncharacteristically YOUNGER than his VICE PRESIDENT.
Lincoln won the election with LESS THAN 50% of the popular VOTE.	Kennedy won the election with LESS THAN 50% of the popular VOTE.
Lincoln was ELECTED on NOVEMBER 8th for the term in which he were ASSASSINATED.	Kennedy was ELECTED on NOVEMBER 8th for the term in which he were ASSASSINATED.
The LEGALITY of Lincoln's election was CONTESTED (i.e., Southern states seceded from the Union).	The LEGALITY of Kennedy's election was CONTESTED.
WAR was thrust upon Lincoln almost immediately after INAUGURATION.	WAR was thrust upon Kennedy almost immediately after INAUGURATION. AN INTERESTING NOTE: President Kennedy technically was never officially sworn in as President at his inauguration. Kennedy was so nervous while repeating the oath of office, that his left hand repeatedly slipped off the Bible.
Lincoln fought against ENEMIES of the U.S. (Confederates) during the Civil WAR. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd, had a brother, half-brothers and brothers-in-law who fought on the side of the CONFEDERATE Army.	Kennedy fought against ENEMIES of the U.S. (Communists) during the Cold WAR.
Lincoln established the '61 Civil War headquarters of his General-in-Chief George McClellan to be a house called HICKORY HILL in MCLEAN, VIRGINIA. AN INTERESTING NOTE: When President Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", it is claimed that he said, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war!"	Kennedy bought the house called HICKORY HILL in MCLEAN, VIRGINIA, which was the '61 Civil War headquarters of Lincoln's General-in-Chief George McClellan.
In '61, Lincoln ordered a BLOCKADE of Confederate ports.	In '62, Kennedy ordered a BLOCKADE of Cuba.
Lincoln was directly involved with CIVIL RIGHTS and signed the Emancipation Proclamation in '62, which became law in '63.	Kennedy was directly involved with CIVIL RIGHTS and presented his report to Congress on Civil Rights in '63 - the year of the famous March on Washington.
Lincoln quoted Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence phrase "ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL" in his Gettysburg Address.	Kennedy quoted Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence phrase "ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL" in his book "A Nation Of Immigrants."
On NOVEMBER 19, 1863, Lincoln delivered his famous GETTYSBURG ADDRESS.	On NOVEMBER 19, 1963, Kennedy was invited to speak at the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. But because Kennedy was needed in Texas for political purposes, he sent Vice President Johnson to Gettysburg in his stead. Three days later, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
Lincoln wanted to SWITCH RUNNING MATES during his '64 CAMPAIGN RE-ELECTION. Lincoln replaced Hannibal Hamlin with Andrew JOHNSON.	Kennedy wanted to SWITCH RUNNING MATES during his '64 CAMPAIGN RE-ELECTION. He was rumored to have wanted to replace Lyndon JOHNSON with with James Terry Sanford.
In '64, a book entitled MR. LINCOLN AND THE NEGROES, by W. O. Douglas, was published.	In '64, a book entitled MR. KENNEDY AND THE NEGROES, by Harry Golden, was published.
On October 3, 1863, Lincoln proclaimed a national THANKSGIVING DAY, to be celebrated on the final Thursday in NOVEMBER 1863. According to tradition, Lincoln's 10-year-old son, Tad, became fond of a turkey given to the family for a holiday feast. Tad named the turkey "JACK" and begged his dad to SAVE THE BIRD. Lincoln did. AN INTERESTING NOTE: At the age of 7, Lincoln shot and killed a wild turkey but suffered great remorse and never hunted game again.	The earliest provable instance of the word "PARDON" being used in connection with a presidential THANKSGIVING DAY bird was a gobbler given to President Kennedy on the 18th of NOVEMBER 1963. He announced that he didn't plan to eat the bird; nevertheless newspapers reported the following day that the bird was "pardoned." Days later, President John "JACK" Kennedy was assassinated.
Lincoln is considered to be among the GREATEST of U.S. PRESIDENTS.	Kennedy is considered to be among the GREATEST of U.S. PRESIDENTS.
In 1862, Lincoln needed funds to finance the war against the South; but he refused to pay international bankers the 24% to 36% interest rates they demanded on the loans. Lincoln decided to end the current banking system, which gave control to international bankers over the U.S. government and the public, and ordered a NEW MONETARY POLICY.	Kennedy decided to end the Federal Reserve System, eliminate the national debt, and create a central bank that prints money and loans it to the government.
Lincoln and Congress passed the Legal Tender Act of 1862 and the National Banking Act of 1863 empowering the U.S. TREASURY to issue INTEREST-FREE NOTES called "Greenbacks." Lincoln was then able to print the millions of dollars he needed and it was debt and interest free.	In June 1963, Kennedy issued an Executive Order allowing the U.S. government to issue INTEREST-FREE NOTES. Kennedy then ordered the U.S. TREASURY to print over $4 billion worth of "U.S. Notes" to replace Federal Reserve Notes and eventually end the Federal Reserve System.
At the end of the Civil War, Lincoln sought to make the Greenback System permanent. But when Lincoln was assassinated the U.S. then began to move towards a gold standard and contract the supply of greenbacks.	Months after Kennedy's monetary plan went into effect, he was assassinated. The United States Notes he had issued were immediately taken out of circulation. Federal Reserve Notes continued to serve as the legal currency of the nation.
Lincoln's PORTRAIT is engraved on a U.S. COIN - the Lincoln penny. Read about the controversy behind the Lincoln penny.	Kennedy's PORTRAIT is engraved on a U.S. COIN - the Kennedy half-dollar. AN INTERESTING NOTE: In 1963, the seal of the Lincoln $5 bill was changed from green to red. An urban legend arose claiming that this change reflected the nation's mourning over the assassination of Kennedy.
Of the 27 current official presidential memorials, one of them is the LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS established on June 1956 in New York City. It is only ONE OF TWO presidential memorials established for the performing arts.	Of the 27 current official presidential memorials, one of them is the KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS established on December 1964 in Washington, D.C. It is only ONE OF TWO presidential memorials established for the performing arts.

Abraham Lincoln

John Kennedy

Abraham Lincoln

John Kennedy

Lincoln married while in his THIRTIES to a TWENTY-FOUR-year old DARK-HAIRED woman; who had been previously engaged to someone else; who came from a socially PROMINENT FAMILY; who was fluent in the FRENCH language; and was known for her exquisite taste and fashion sense - Mary Todd.	Kennedy was married while in his THIRTIES to a TWENTY-FOUR-year old DARK-HAIRED woman; who had been previously engaged to someone else; who came from a socially PROMINENT FAMILY; who was fluent in the FRENCH language; and was known for her exquisite taste and fashion sense - Jacqueline Lee Bouvier.
Lincoln had two sons named EDWARD and ROBERT. EDWARD DIED and ROBERT LIVED on.	Kennedy had two brothers named EDWARD and ROBERT. ROBERT DIED and EDWARD LIVED on.
Lincoln had FOUR CHILDREN, TWO of whom died before becoming a teen.	Kennedy had FOUR CHILDREN, TWO of whom died before becoming a teen.
Lincoln had a CHILD who rode a PONIES on the WHITE HOUSE LAWN.	Kennedy had a CHILD who rode a PONY on the WHITE HOUSE LAWN.
Lincoln allowed HIS CHILDREN to run and play in the OVAL OFFICE.	Kennedy allowed HIS CHILDREN to run and play in the OVAL OFFICE.
Lincoln LOST a very-close SISTER before becoming President.	Kennedy LOST a very-close SISTER before becoming President.
Lincoln LOST A SON, Willie, in '62 while in the White House.	Kennedy LOST A SON, Patrick, in '63 while in the White House.
Lincoln had a son who married MARY EUNICE Harlan.	Kennedy had a sister named EUNICE MARY Kennedy.
Lincoln's grandson Abraham was known as “JACK”. It was claimed that Jack was much like President Lincoln.	John Kennedy was known as "JACK". AN INTERESTING NOTE: "Jack" has traditionally been a nickname for "John". "Black Jack" was the nickname of Jacqueline Kennedy`s father. "Black Jack" was also the name of the riderless horse that served at Kennedy's funeral.
Lincoln's son Robert was buried in ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY next to his son Abraham.	Kennedy's son Patrick was buried in ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY next to him.
Lincoln's SON (Tad) was buried on JULY 16, 1871. Mary Todd Lincoln also died on JULY 16 but in the year 1882.	Kennedy's SON (John Jr.) was lost at sea on JULY 16, 1999.
Of all Lincoln's CHILDREN, only one SURVIVED past the AGE 40 - Robert Todd Lincoln.	Of all Kennedy's CHILDREN, only one SURVIVED past the AGE 40 - Caroline Bouvier-Kennedy.
In '61, Lincoln's WIFE tastefully and expensively RE-DECORATED the WHITE HOUSE after many years of neglect.	In '61, Kennedy's WIFE tastefully and expensively RE-DECORATED the WHITE HOUSE after many years of neglect. AN INTERESTING NOTE: The Kennedy re-decoration included a decoration of the Treaty Room with printed borders that reproduce the wallpaper in the room that Lincoln died in at the Peterson House.
Lincoln's wife was CRITICIZED by her husband for her MONEY-SPENDING HABITS.	Kennedy's wife was CRITICIZED by her husband for her MONEY-SPENDING HABITS.
Lincoln's WIFE died around the age of SIXTY-FOUR - exactly 63 years and 215 days.	Kennedy's WIFE died around the age of SIXTY-FOUR - exactly 64 years 295 days.

Abraham Lincoln

John Kennedy

Lincoln was the FRIEND of an ILLINOIS DEMOCRAT named ADLAI E. STEVENSON who became the Vice-President under Grover Cleveland.	Kennedy was the FRIEND of an ILLINOIS DEMOCRAT named ADLAI E. STEVENSON who would twice run for the U.S. presidency in 1952 and 1956. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Stevenson's maternal great grandfather, Jesse Fell, served as Abraham Lincoln's campaign manager in his 1858 race for the U.S. Senate. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Following his loss to Dwight Eisenhower in the 1952 presidential election, Stevenson quoted Lincoln when asked how he felt: "Like the boy who stubbed his toe. I am too big to cry and too badly hurt to laugh."
In July 1864, LINCOLN visited Fort Stevens and was shown around by the general's aide, OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR. As Holmes pointed out the enemy lines in the distance, Lincoln, wearing his customary stovepipe hat, stood up for a better view - prompting a salvo of musket fire from the enemy trenches. "Get down, you fool!" Holmes shouted, hauling the president under cover. A moment later, having come to his senses, he began to worry that disciplinary action would be taken against him. Lincoln said nothing, however, until he was preparing to leave the fort. "Goodbye, Captain Holmes," he then declared. "I'm glad to see you know how to talk to a civilian." AN INTERESTING NOTE: One of the Confederate commanders at Fort Stevens was Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge who was a former U.S. vice president and one of Lincoln's opponents in the presidential election of 1860. This battle at Fort Stevens marks the only occasion in American history when two former opponents in a presidential election faced one another across battle lines and the only time in American history a sitting president was under fire in combat. Maj. Gen. Breckinridge was also a cousin of Mary Todd Lincoln and a beau in her youth. During the Battle of Atlanta, Union officer W.C.P. Breckinridge captured Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, his own brother.	At President KENNEDY's 1961 Inaugural address, Kennedy spoke these famous words: "And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." Many people would be surprised to learn that this phrase did not originate with Kennedy. The phrase originated with OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR. in a Memorial Day address to the Grand Army of the Republic on May 30, 1884: "It is now the moment when by common consent we pause to become conscious of our national life and to rejoice in it, to recall what our country has done for each of us, and to ask ourselves what we can do for our country in return." AN INTERESTING NOTE: Both Holmes and Kennedy were former residents of Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts - a neighborhood covering approximately one square mile. Edwin Booth, John Wilkes Booth's brother, is also a former resident.
CHARLES TAFT was one of the attending physicians on the night of the assassination. His younger siblings (Horatio, Halsey, and Julia) were constant playmates with Lincoln's children and frequent White House guests. Dr. Taft removed a lock of Lincoln's hair and placed it in a ring which eventually came into the possession of President Theodore Roosevelt. He wore the ring in 1905 when he was sworn in as President. AN INTERESTING NOTE: A young Teddy Roosevelt witnessed Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession when it came through New York. Roosevelt considered Lincoln to be the savior of the Union and the greatest Republican President. Roosevelt considered himself to be Lincoln's political heir. To commemorate Lincoln’s 100th birthday in 1909, Roosevelt ordered that the likeness of President Lincoln grace a new coin, the new Lincoln cent, replacing the Indian Head cent. Presidents Roosevelt and Lincoln are two of four U.S. Presidents whose image graces Mount Rushmore.	Kennedy had a business relationship with CHARLES TAFT who was the President of the Committee for a National Trade Policy and the son of President William Taft. In 1957, a Senate committee chaired by John Kennedy named CHARLES TAFT's brother, Robert Taft, as one of the five greatest senators in American history.
Lincoln was CLOSELY ASSOCIATED with one of America's greatest POETS - WALT WHITMAN - who was also considered to be the unofficial "POET of the NATION." Walt Whitman wrote several poems in praise of Lincoln including a poem about LINCOLN'S ASSASSINATION entitled "O Captain! My Captain!"	Kennedy was CLOSELY ASSOCIATED with one of America's greatest POETS - ROBERT FROST - who was "The NATION'S POET LAUREATE." Robert Frost wrote a new poem entitled "Dedication" for delivery at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961, but never read it, because the sun's glare upon the snow blinded Frost from seeing the text. Instead, he recited "The Gift Outright" from memory.
Lincoln had a FRIEND and ADVISOR named WILLIAM GRAHAM, an Illinois schoolteacher.	Kennedy had a FRIEND and SPIRITUAL ADVISOR named WILLIAM "Billy" GRAHAM, the evangelist. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Billy Graham told newsmen of a strong PREMONITION that Kennedy not go to Dallas. Graham attempted to contact Kennedy by phone before he left for Dallas but couldn't reach him.
Lincoln was RELATED to the AMBASSADOR to the COURT of ST. JAMES (Great Britain) - Robert Todd Lincoln.	Kennedy was RELATED to the AMBASSADOR to the COURT of ST. JAMES (Great Britain) - Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
Lincoln was RELATED to a DEMOCRATIC U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL (Levi Lincoln, Sr.) who graduated from HARVARD University.	Kennedy was RELATED to a DEMOCRATIC U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL (Robert Kennedy) who graduated from HARVARD University. AN INTERESTING NOTE: When President Kennedy appointed his brother Robert to serve as America's new attorney general in 1961, charges of nepotism naturally abounded. "I can't see that it's wrong to give him a little legal experience," Kennedy retorted, "before he goes out to practice law."
Lincoln was related to a U.S. SENATOR. Lincoln's cousin was Senator Isaac Barnard of Pennsylvania.	Kennedy was related to a U.S. SENATOR. Kennedy's brother was Senator Robert Kennedy of New York. Brother Edward Kennedy is a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.
New York Police Superintendent, JOHN A. KENNEDY, played a role in LINCOLN's protection during his 1861 inaugural train trip and also in the investigation immediately following LINCOLN's assassination. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Lincoln's Secretary of State telegraphed John A. Kennedy roughly three hours after Lincoln was shot.	Kennedy had a secretary was named Evelyn LINCOLN whose husband was named "ABE" LINCOLN. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Abraham Lincoln hated being called "Abe" - his friends called him "Lincoln."
SECRETARY OF STATE, William H. Seward, served the Lincoln-JOHNSON Administration from '61 THROUGH '69.	SECRETARY OF STATE, Dean Rusk, served the Kennedy-JOHNSON Administration from '61 THROUGH '69.
The first name of Lincoln's private secretary was named JOHN.	The last name of Kennedy's private secretary was LINCOLN.

Frederick Douglass

Martin Luther King Jr.

Lincoln was CLOSELY ASSOCIATED with one of the most IMPORTANT CIVIL RIGHTS FIGURES in U.S. history - FREDERICK DOUGLASS. In '63, Douglass conferred with President LINCOLN on the treatment of black soldiers, and with President JOHNSON on the subject of black suffrage. Concerning Lincoln, Douglass said of him, "In all my interviews .... I was impressed by his entire freedom from popular prejudice against the colored race." In 1872, Douglass became the first African-American nominated as a Vice Presidential candidate. Douglass ran on the Equal Rights Party ticket with Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for U.S. President.	Kennedy was CLOSELY ASSOCIATED with one of the most IMPORTANT CIVIL RIGHTS FIGURES in U.S. history - MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. In '63, King met with President KENNEDY at the White House to discuss the current civil rights legislation. In '64, King attended the White House ceremony of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by President JOHNSON.
Frederick Douglass was one of the two most PROMINENT BLACK LEADERS in American history. Douglass had an impact on some very important people such as President LINCOLN. In his day, Douglass lead the fight for BLACK RIGHTS. The civil rights issue of the Douglass era was the ABOLITION of SLAVERY.	Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the two most PROMINENT BLACK LEADERS in American history. King had an impact on some very important people such as President KENNEDY. In his day, King lead the fight for BLACK RIGHTS. The civil rights issues of the King era was the ABOLITION of SEGREGATION and DISCRIMINATION.
Frederick Douglass warned that racial problems would plague America "until the American people shall make CHARACTER and NOT COLOR, the criterion of respectability.'' Douglass was a strong advocate that "ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL." Douglass's ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT led to many conflicts - eventually to Civil War. Douglass was NOT AFRAID of being lynched, punished by jail, or even death.	Martin Luther King Jr. stressed the importance of judging people NOT BY THE COLOR of their skin, but by the "content of their CHARACTER." King was a strong advocate that "ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL." King's CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT led to widespread demonstrations, riots, and violence. King was NOT AFRAID to be punished by jail, PERSECUTION, or even death.
During the DOUGLASS ERA, slaves in the South were not permitted to have an EDUCATION. From youth, Douglass yearned for knowledge and knew that education was the KEY TO FREEDOM. Douglass was fortunate enough to receive an education even though he was a slave in the South.	During the KING ERA, blacks in the South were not permitted to have an integrated EDUCATION. From youth, King yearned for knowledge and knew that education was the KEY TO FREEDOM. King was fortunate enough to attend a college in the North. It was the first time he ever attended an integrated school.
Douglass was known for his great ORATION SKILLS and FAMOUS SPEECHES like his "What to the Slave is your Fourth of July?" speech. Douglass used metaphors such as "the PROMISED LAND" and "EDEN". For example, Douglass wrote how slaves were literally shut out of the master's garden, a metaphoric "Eden," by a perverse chief gardener. Douglass CRITICIZED THE CHRISTIANITY of southern Christians who endorsed slavery and all its attendant violence and injustice.	King was known for his great ORATION SKILLS and FAMOUS SPEECHES like his “I have a Dream” speech. King used metaphors such as "the PROMISED LAND" and "EDEN". For example, King proclaimed, "I've been to the mountaintop and I've seen the promised land." King CRITICIZED THE CHRISTIANITY of churches that endorsed racism. King asked, "What kind of people worship in these churches?"
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded on the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Lincoln who emancipated enslaved African Americans.	In 1963, the NAACP organized a March on Washington where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic speech in front of the LINCOLN MEMORIAL. This event was widely credited for encouraging President Kennedy to initiate the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Abraham Lincoln

John Kennedy

Lincoln was ASSASSINATED while serving as PRESIDENT. Read about Lincoln's last day alive. AN INTERESTING NOTE: President Lincoln was shot at twice before John Wilkes Booth killed him. Both times were while he was on his way to the Soldier's Home and Lincoln joked about them and ordered that they not be publicized.	Kennedy was ASSASSINATED while serving as PRESIDENT. Read about Kennedy's last day alive. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Kennedy's grandmother was living in Boston when he was assassinated. She was also alive the year that President Lincoln was assassinated. AN INTERESTING NOTE: President Kennedy served exactly 1,000 days in office.
Lincoln's SECURITY at Ford's Theater was UNCHARACTERISTICALLY WEAK. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Lincoln's last words were uttered when Mrs. Lincoln whispered to her husband, who was holding her hand, "What will Miss Harris think of my hanging on to you so?" This prompted Lincoln to reply, "SHE WON'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT" only moments before he was struck.	Kennedy's SECURITY in Dallas was UNCHARACTERISTICALLY WEAK. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Kennedy's last words were uttered when Governor Connally's wife said to him, "Mr. President, you can't say that Dallas doesn't love you." This prompted Kennedy to reply, "THAT'S OBVIOUS" only moments before he was struck.
Lincoln would TRAVEL OPENLY around the country and WITHOUT GUARDS being present. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Lincoln would travel by carriage with his wife, Mary, without guards because they could not hear each other talk for the ''jingling of spurs and the jangling of sabers.'' Lincoln often traveled alone at night without guards until a would-be assassin shot off his stovepipe hat in August 1864 and sent him galloping for safety.	Kennedy's orders were to REMOVE THE "BUBBLE TOP" of his 1961 Lincoln Continental on clear days. The bubble top was also removed in order to prevent excessive heat and discomfort to the passengers as was the case in Dallas on November 22, 1963. On that day, Kennedy ordered that NO SECRET SERVICE AGENTS were to ride on the running boards at the rear of the car.
Lincoln's BODYGUARD was AWAY FROM HIS POST at the door of the President's box at FORD's THEATER. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Hours before Lincoln's assassination, he signed the order authorizing the creation of the Secret Service. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Despite his poor character, and for reasons that are not clear, on April 3, 1865 John F. Parker was picked for bodyguard duty at the White House. Ironically enough, the letter which informed Parker's bosses of his new duties was signed by Mrs. Lincoln herself.	Kennedy's BODYGUARDS were AWAY FROM THEIR POSTS on the running-boards of the President's FORD Lincoln. AN INTERESTING NOTE: It was only after Kennedy's assassination that a law was passed making it a federal crime to murder the President of the United States (U.S. Code Title 18, Chapter 84) AN INTERESTING NOTE: Because of his bad back, Kennedy would sometimes wear a back brace as he did at the time he was killed. Unfortunately, the back brace kept him erect after Oswald's first bullet went through his neck. Had he been able to fall forward after this first bullet hit, the second, fatal bullet may have missed him and he may have survived.
LINCOLN WAS SHOT from BEHIND, in the HEAD, in PUBLIC, in the PRESENCE of his WIFE SEATED NEXT to him who was UNINJURED and who CRADLED the bullet-torn HEAD of her husband who DID NOT DIE IMMEDIATELY after being shot in the head. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The same play was also running at the McVerick Theatre in Chicago on May 18, 1860, the day Lincoln was nominated for President in that city.	KENNEDY WAS SHOT from BEHIND, in the HEAD, in PUBLIC, in the PRESENCE of his WIFE SEATED NEXT to him who was UNINJURED and who CRADLED the bullet-torn HEAD of her husband who DID NOT DIE IMMEDIATELY after being shot in the head. Visit one of the leading websites devoted to the Kennedy assassination. Examine the medical evidence. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Kennedy was shot just a few months shy of the 99th anniversary of the Lincoln assassination.
Lincoln was shot in FORD's THEATER while sitting in box SEVEN with ANOTHER COUPLE of whom one was SERIOUSLY INJURED. Major Henry Rathbone was injured in the ARM from a knife wound, but NOT FATALLY. Clara Harris was uninjured. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Halfway through Act III, Scene 2 of "Our American Cousin", one of the characters utters a line considered one of the play's funniest: "Don't know the manners of good society, eh? Well, I guess I know enough to turn you inside out, old gal—you sockdologizing old man-trap..." During the boisterous laughter that followed this line, Booth shot President Lincoln. He chose the timing in hopes that the sound of the laughter would mask the sound of his gunshot.	Kennedy was shot in a FORD LINCOLN while riding in car SEVEN with ANOTHER COUPLE of whom one was SERIOUSLY INJURED. Governor John Connally was injured in the ARM from a gunshot wound, but NOT FATALLY. Nellie Connally was uninjured. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Kennedy's Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, was President of the FORD Motor Company before becoming part of Kennedy's Cabinet. As Ford President, McNamara came very close to terminating the LINCOLN limousine but instead ordered the smaller '61 Lincoln Continental to be built. It was the model of limousine Kennedy was assassinated in. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Both the rocking chair Lincoln was seated in at FORD's Theater and Kennedy's FORD Lincoln are on display at the Henry FORD Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. AN INTERESTING NOTE: In 1963, President Johnson appointed then Congressman Gerald FORD to the Warren Commission to investigate the Kennedy assassination. AN INTERESTING NOTE: In 1962, Oswald and his wife lived with Katherine FORD who was a member of the Russian community in Dallas.
Lincoln's WIFE was FORCED TO WAIT while doctors made UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS to save her husband.	Kennedy's WIFE was FORCED TO WAIT while doctors made UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS to save her husband.
The FIRST LADY'S CLOTHING which Mary Todd's wore on the night of the assassination became SYMBOLIC RELIC because it was stained with Lincoln's blood. Visit the outstanding Chicago Historical Society's online display of Lincoln assassination relics. AN INTERESTING NOTE: The National Archive has the original blood-stained theatre program that was in Lincoln's hands when he was shot. The National Archives also has Jackie Kennedy's bloody dress. Unfortunately, her pink "pill hat" has mysteriously disappeared.	The FIRST LADY'S CLOTHING which Jackie Kennedy wore in Dallas became SYMBOLIC RELIC because it was stained with Kennedy's blood. For two days after her husband's death, Jackie refused to remove her blood-stained clothing, and even regretted having washed the blood off her face and hands. The photograph of Jackie wearing her bloody dress while her husband's casket was loaded unto the plane was an image that shocked a nation. The reason she continued wearing her bloody dress became known when she told Lady Bird Johnson, "I want them to see what they have done to Jack."
On the day of the assassination, Lincoln was wearing clothes from BROOK BROTHERS.	On the day of the assassination, the Kennedy was wearing clothes from BROOK BROTHERS.
Lincoln was given the BEST MEDICAL ATTENTION available at that time which included CLOSED CHEST MESSAGE.	Kennedy was given the BEST MEDICAL ATTENTION available at that time which included CLOSED CHEST MESSAGE.
Lincoln died on the Good FRIDAY just before a HOLIDAY (Easter). AN INTERESTING NOTE: The significance of the fact that Lincoln was shot on Good Friday was not lost on his religious contemporaries, who immediately began the Lincoln-Christ comparisons that have continued down to this day. AN INTERESTING NOTE: At the moment of Lincoln's death, Secretary of War Edward Stanton was present at Lincoln's deathbed. It is recorded that Stanton gave perhaps the most celebrated epitaph in American history when he said, "Now he belongs to the AGES." However, a new round of scholarship suggests that Stanton actually said, "Now he belongs to the ANGELS."	Kennedy died on the FRIDAY just before a HOLIDAY (Thanksgiving).
Lincoln died in a BUILDING with the initials P and H (Petersen House). AN INTERESTING NOTE: During the previous month, John Wilkes Booth rested on the exact same bed upon which Lincoln died. In March 1865 actor Charles Warwick had rented the room and, on a visit with Warwick, Booth fell asleep on the very same bed President Lincoln later died upon.	Kennedy died in a BUILDING with the initials P and H (Parkland Hospital). AN INTERESTING NOTE: The first physician to see Kennedy at Parkland had delivered Oswald's baby one month before. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Both Oswald and Jack Ruby died at Parkland Hospital.
Lincoln's AUTOPSY was performed by MILITARY PERSONNEL.	Kennedy's AUTOPSY was performed by MILITARY PERSONNEL.
CONSPIRACY THEORIES soon arose and became POPULAR surrounding the assassination itself and a government COVER-UP that followed. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Historical facts concerning the Lincoln assassination had a profound effect upon one of the two Kennedy assassination pathologists, Dr. James Humes, who performed the autopsy of President Kennedy on that fateful day. So much so that it led to Dr. Humes burning his original autopsy notes the next day - an act which conspiracy theorists use to support their idea of a cover-up. What was the reason Dr. Humes burned his original autopsy notes? He stated that he once saw the Ford Museum's exhibit of the blood-stained rocking chair in which President Lincoln was assassinated in and was "appalled at this type of display". Dr. Humes goes on to say: "When I saw that my own notes were stained with Kennedy’s blood, I vowed that this type of revolting object would not fall into the wrong hands. I burned the notes that night in my fireplace."	CONSPIRACY THEORIES soon arose and became POPULAR surrounding the assassination itself and a government COVER-UP that followed. AN INTERESTING NOTE: On the day of Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Richard Nixon was also in Dallas meeting with Pepsi-Cola executives. AN INTERESTING NOTE: A memo from FBI head J. Edgar Hoover was found, stating that, “Mr. George Bush of the CIA had been briefed on November 23rd, 1963 about the reaction of anti-Castro Cuban exiles in Miami to the assassination of President Kennedy. (Source: The Nation, 8/13/88). On the day of the assassination Bush was in Texas, but he denies knowing exactly where he was. Since he had been the supervisor for the secret Cuban teams, headed by former Cuban police commander Felix Rodriguez, since 1960, it is likely Bush was also in Dallas in 1963.
TWO major INVESTIGATIONS were conducted into the assassination of the President. The FIRST INVESTIGATION concluded that there probably WAS a CONSPIRACY involving Jefferson Davis, but there was not enough CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE. The SECOND INVESTIGATION concluded that there probably WAS a wider CONSPIRACY without resolving WHO exactly WAS INVOLVED.	TWO major INVESTIGATIONS were conducted into the assassination of the President. The FIRST INVESTIGATION (by the Warren Commission) concluded that there was NO CONSPIRACY involving Oswald and there was CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE that he acted alone. The SECOND INVESTIGATION (by the House Select Committee on Assassinations) concluded that there probably was a CONSPIRACY without resolving WHO exactly WAS INVOLVED.
The official version of the ASSASSINATION is in dispute and CONSPIRACY THEORIES concerning his death have been hotly DEBATED for many decades, and have never been resolved satisfactorily in the mind of the public.	The official version of the ASSASSINATION is in dispute and CONSPIRACY THEORIES concerning his death have been hotly DEBATED for many decades, and have never been resolved satisfactorily in the mind of the public.
The only complete account of ABRAHAM Lincoln's assassination was written by JOHN Zelfindorfer. (reference needed here)	The only complete filming of JOHN Kennedy's ASSASSINATION was shot by ABRAHAM Zapruder.
On the evening of Lincoln's assassination, TELEGRAPH SYSTEM in WASHINGTON D.C. mysteriously SHUT DOWN, thus delaying the news of Booth’s escape. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Read about all the bizarre events that occurred after Lincoln's assassination.	Shortly AFTER Kennedy's assassination, the TELEPHONE SYSTEM in WASHINGTON D.C. mysteriously SHUT DOWN. AN INTERESTING NOTE: When Kennedy was assassinated television networks went on 24 hour coverage for the first time in history.
Lincoln's assassination became a highly TRAUMATIC cultural TRAGEDY which resulted in a flood of historical, journalistic, fictional and even poetical responses which, taken all together, left Americans with A VERY LARGE PSYCHOLOGICAL WOUND which can even be felt today.	Kennedy's assassination became a highly TRAUMATIC cultural TRAGEDY which resulted in a flood of historical, journalistic, fictional and even poetical responses which, taken all together, left Americans with A VERY LARGE PSYCHOLOGICAL WOUND which can even be felt today.

John Wilkes Booth

Lee Harvey Oswald

John Wilkes Booth was BORN IN '38. He stood 5 FEET, 8 INCHES tall. He was an excellent SWORDSMAN and is one of the most NOTORIOUS ASSASSINS in recorded history.	Lee Harvey Oswald was BORN IN '39. He stood 5 FEET, 8 INCHES tall. He was an excellent SHARPSHOOTER and is one of the most NOTORIOUS ASSASSINS in recorded history.
Booth came from a BROKEN HOME and lacked a strong FATHER FIGURE in his life. His father DIED when he was a child.	Oswald came from a BROKEN HOME and lacked a strong FATHER FIGURE in his life. His father DIED when he was a child.
Booth had brother named Junius who was known to the family as JUNE.	Oswald had a daughter named JUNE.
Booth's FATHER was named after a FAMOUS TRAITOR (Brutus of Julius Caesar's fame).	Oswald's FATHER was named after a FAMOUS TRAITOR (Confederate General Robert E. Lee).
In 1859, Booth was determined to attend the trial of abolitionist John Brown in VIRGINIA. He bought a Virginia MILITARY uniform and infiltrated the VIRGINIA MILITIA unit that was guarding John Brown. When John Brown was hanged, Booth stood at the foot of the scaffold. AN INTERESTING NOTE: U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee and Lieutenant J. E. B. Stuart led a contingent of U.S. MARINES that captured John Brown and most of the raiders and turned them over to the local Virginia militia. Officers Lee and Stuart would later command the Confederate Army as General Robert E. Lee. and General Stonewall Jackson. Historians agree John Brown played a major role in starting the Civil War, which followed sixteen months later.	In 1956, Oswald enlisted in the U.S. MARINE CORPS headquartered in VIRGINIA. For a detailed timeline of the important events in Oswald's life visit Dr. John McAdams JFK website.
In OCTOBER 1860, Booth SHOT HIMSELF when the pistol he was cleaning ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED striking him in the thigh and nearly missing his femoral artery. It took WEEKS of RECUPERATION until he was able to return to work.	In OCTOBER 1957, Oswald SHOT HIMSELF when a pistol fell from his locker to the floor and ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED striking him in the upper arm. It took WEEKS of RECUPERATION until he was able to return to work.
Booth's MOTHER thought John Wilkes was a SPY for the Confederacy.	Oswald's MOTHER thought Lee Harvey was a SPY for the U.S. military.
Booth seemed to have been involved in MILITARY INTELLIGENCE work.	Oswald seemed to have been involved in MILITARY INTELLIGENCE work.
Booth had TWO BROTHERS whose acting CAREERS he COVETED.	Oswald had TWO BROTHERS whose military CAREERS he COVETED.
During Booth's lifetime, the CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE was over SLAVERY. Booth wrote a SPEECH on the issue but NEVER DELIVERED IT. It was the issue of slavery that motivated Booth to kill Lincoln. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Lincoln is quoted as saying, "Whenever I hear anyone arguing for SLAVERY, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally." Lincoln also once said, "As I would not be a SLAVE, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy." AN INTERESTING NOTE: In 1865 Lincoln received a letter from the International Working Men's Association, congratulating him on his reelection and praising his ANTI-SLAVERY stance. It was penned by KARL MARX.	During Oswald's lifetime, the CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE was over COMMUNISM. Oswald wrote a SPEECH on the issue but NEVER DELIVERED IT. It was the issue of communism that motivated Oswald to kill Kennedy. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Kennedy is quoted as saying, "There are many people in the world who really don't understand - or say they don't - what is the great issue between the free world and the COMMUNIST world. Let them come to Berlin!" AN INTERESTING NOTE: After her husband's assassination, Jackie Kennedy lamented, "He didn't even have the satisfaction of being killed for civil rights. It had to be some silly little COMMUNIST."
Booth was fond of WRITING HIS THOUGHTS in a DIARY, some of which disappeared or were destroyed while under FEDERAL POSSESSION.	Oswald was fond of WRITING HIS THOUGHTS in a DIARY, some of which disappeared or were destroyed while under FEDERAL POSSESSION.
Booth was often USED THE ALIAS - "J. Wilkes".	Oswald often USED THE ALIAS - "Alek J. Hidell".
Booth was known by ALL of his THREE NAMES - John Wilkes Booth. His MIDDLE NAME was derived from a DISTANT RELATIVE.	Oswald was known by ALL of his THREE NAMES - Lee Harvey Oswald. His MIDDLE NAME was derived from a DISTANT RELATIVE.
Booth was a SOUTHERNER favoring EXTREMIST views.	Oswald was a SOUTHERNER favoring EXTREMIST views.
In '62, Booth was ARRESTED in St. Louis for making ANTI-GOVERNMENT remarks.	In '63, Oswald was ARRESTED in New Orleans for disturbing the peace while distributing ANTI-GOVERNMENT literature and fighting with another man.
Booth was believed to be a MENTALLY UNSTABLE fanatic who was a LONE ASSASSIN in search of NOTORIETY.	Oswald was believed to be a MENTALLY UNSTABLE fanatic who was a LONE ASSASSIN in search of NOTORIETY.
Booth was a TRAITOR to the U.S. government and a known SYMPATHIZER to ENEMIES of the U.S.	Oswald was a TRAITOR to the U.S. government and a known SYMPATHIZER to ENEMIES of the U.S.
Booth traveled to ENEMY TERRITORY (the Confederate state of Virginia) and borrowed a MILITARY UNIFORM pretending to be a soldier so that he could witness the hanging of John Brown in 1859.	Oswald traveled to ENEMY TERRITORY (the U.S.S.R.) and wrote to his brother saying, "In the event of war I would kill any American who put a UNIFORM on in defense of the American Government."
Booth stayed in NEW ORLEANS visiting an UNCLE shortly BEFORE the assassination.	Oswald stayed in NEW ORLEANS visiting an UNCLE shortly BEFORE the assassination.
In October of '64, Booth was OUT OF THE COUNTRY in Montreal, Canada, visiting with CONFEDERATE SPY OPERATIVES.	In October of '63, Oswald was OUT OF THE COUNTRY in Mexico City, Mexico, visiting with COMMUNIST EMBASSY OFFICIALS (Russian and Cuban).
DAYS BEFORE the assassination, Booth ATTEMPTED TO KILL President Lincoln when he urged Lewis Powell to SHOOT the President on the spot for announcing his support of giving SUFFERAGE to former SLAVES. Powell refused to do so.	DAYS BEFORE the assassination, Oswald ATTEMPTED TO KILL General Edwin Walker when he FIRED A SHOT at him through the window of his home. Walker was an outspoken SEGREGATIONIST who was relieved of his command in 1961 by President Kennedy for distributing RACIST literature to his troops.
Booth spent his LAST DAYS living in a hotel all ALONE in a SINGLE ROOM.	Oswald spent his LAST DAYS living in a rooming house all ALONE in a SINGLE ROOM.
JEFFERSON DAVIS was the president of the Confederate states. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were born less than eight months of each other and less than 100 miles apart. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Charles Darwin was born on the same day and year as Abraham Lincoln - February 12, 1809 - and roughly FOUR HOUR APART. These two great "Emancipators" were religious "non-believers" in a world were both Biblical slavery and Biblical creationism were the status quo. They became near-mythic figures in the 19th century for their imposing and radical visions. They were astrological "twins" born under the sign of Aquarius and whose birth chart foretold that they would tend to be free-spirited, stubborn, visionary, rebellious, tolerant, genial but remote and detached. Other parallels between the lives of these two great men can be found throughout the internet.	JEFFERSON DAVIS Tippit was the police officer that Oswald murdered shortly after murdering Kennedy. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Jefferson Davis Tippit was a near double for JFK, so much so, that his nickname was literally "JFK." Click here to see a photo comparison.
Booth was a FRUSTRATED, self-important ATTENTION SEEKER with a grandiose self-image who drew no boundary between his SMALL LIFE and important AFFAIRS OF STATE and who seemingly had an OVERWHELMING DESIRE to make history no matter what the price.	Oswald was a FRUSTRATED, self-important ATTENTION SEEKER with a grandiose self-image who drew no boundary between his SMALL LIFE and important AFFAIRS OF STATE and who seemingly had an OVERWHELMING DESIRE to make history no matter what the price.
Booth was in his MID-TWENTIES when he KILLED the President.	Oswald was in his MID-TWENTIES when he KILLED the President.
Booth committed his crime while AT HIS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT - Ford's Theater.	Oswald committed his crime while AT HIS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT - Texas School-book Depository.
After Booth shot the President, he stood boldly ON STAGE before a CAPTIVE AUDIENCE and shamelessly proclaimed the ACTIONS he had taken.	After Oswald shot the President, he stood boldly before NEWS CAMERAS and a CAPTIVE AUDIENCE and shamelessly proclaimed the ACTIONS he had taken.
Booth's infamous act of murder DRAMATICALLY ALTERED the course of the NATION in the aftermath of the assassination of the President. AN INTERESTING NOTE: It is highly ironic that a UNITED STATES FLAG was greatly responsible for John Wilkes Booth's demise. The Confederate sympathizer/spy broke his leg after tripping over the U.S. flag that draped the balcony where Lincoln sat. Had Booth not tripped and broken his leg, there was a good chance that he would have gotten away.	Oswald's infamous act of murder DRAMATICALLY ALTERED the course of the NATION in the aftermath of the assassination of the President.

John Wilkes Booth

Lee Harvey Oswald

Booth was aided in the conspiracy by a man named Lewis PAINE.	Oswald got his job at the Texas School-book Depository through the aid of Ruth PAINE, his landlady.
The CONCESSION OPERATOR at Ford's THEATER was Joseph BURROUGHS. Joseph "Peanuts" Burroughs was given the duty of guarding the stage-door during plays, and was a part-time CONCESSION OPERATOR at Ford's Theatre. Burroughs testified that on the night of the assassination Edmund Spangler told him to hold Booth's horse. When Burroughs replied that "I had to go in to attend my door," Spangler told him that he should hold the horse anyway and "if there was any thing wrong to lay the blame on him." During Booth's escape from the theater, Spangler opened a rear door and Booth rushed out to the horse being held for him by Burroughs. Booth mounted the horse and disappeared into the Washington darkness.	The CONCESSION OPERATOR at The Texas THEATER where Oswald fled to was Butch BURROUGHS. AN INTERESTING NOTE: When Oswald was captured at the Texas Theater, the movie playing was "War is Hell" starring Audie Murphy. The phrase "War is hell" was coined by one of President Lincoln's Civil War generals - William Tecumseh Sherman - whose capture of the city of Atlanta was such a military success that it contributed to the re-election of President Lincoln. AN INTERESTING NOTE: The last movie which Kennedy saw in the White House before his ill-fated trip was ironically "From Russia With Love" on November 20, 1963. The Ian Fleming's novel was also among Kennedy's ten favorite books of all time.
Booth shot the President in a THEATER and fled to a STOREHOUSE (a barn).	Oswald shot the President from a STOREHOUSE (a depository) and fled to a THEATER (see the actual seat in the theater). AN INTERESTING NOTE: Oswald entered the theater without paying and this aroused the suspicions of the theater manager which led to Oswald's arrest and later murder by Jack Ruby.
Booth was DETAINED by an OFFICER named BAKER. Lieutenant Luther B. BAKER was the leader of the cavalry patrol which trapped Booth at Garrett's barn.	Oswald was DETAINED by an OFFICER named BAKER. Officer Marion L. BAKER, a Dallas motorcycle patrolman, briefly detained Oswald on the second floor of the School-book Depository until he learned that he was an employee there.
Booth was aided in his escape by a man named OSWELL Swann.	Lee Harvey Oswald's last name was OSWALD which is similar to OSWELL.
After Booth SHOT LINCOLN, he broke his left leg while fleeing Ford's Theater and escaped to Dr. SAMUEL MUDD's house where Mudd set, splinted and bandaged Booth's leg.	Emmy Award-winning journalist ROGER MUDD is a descendent of Dr. SAMUEL MUDD. At the moment that OSWALD WAS SHOT, Roger Mudd was on television doing a news piece for CBS News. By the time Mudd was finished, CBS missed its live broadcast from the basement of the Dallas Police Department of Oswald being murdered.

John Wilkes Booth

Lee Harvey Oswald

Booth's KILLER, Boston Corbett, was a PRIVATE in the Union Army. Was thought to be PSYCHOTIC and PRONE TO VIOLENCE. Castrated himself "to avoid the temptations of PROSTITUTES." Read about the bizarre story of Boston Corbett.	Oswald's KILLER, Jack Ruby, was a PRIVATE in the U.S. Air Force. Was thought to be PSYCHOTIC and PRONE TO VIOLENCE. Was purported to be a whoremonger and trafficker in PROSTITUTES.
Boston Corbett had his NAME CHANGED from Thomas Corbett.	Jack Ruby had his NAME CHANGED from Jacob Rubenstein.
Booth was SHOT with a SINGLE BULLET from a COLT REVOLVER and BLED TO DEATH. AN INTERESTING NOTE: After Booth was shot, he begged the solders to tell his mother that he died for his country. Then asked the soldiers to lift his paralyzed hands to his face, whispering his last words, "Useless, useless!"	Oswald was SHOT with a SINGLE BULLET from a COLT REVOLVER and BLED TO DEATH. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Oswald's last words were, "There ain't nobody gonna shoot me." Moments later Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby.
Booth was KILLED in a BLAZE OF LIGHT in front of a burning barn.	Oswald was KILLED in a BLAZE OF LIGHT in front of television cameras and flashbulbs.
Booth died while in POLICE CUSTODY before going to TRIAL	Oswald died while in POLICE CUSTODY before going to TRIAL.
Booth was KILLED BEFORE he could LEARN the full OUTCOME of his murderous act.	Oswald was KILLED BEFORE he could LEARN the full OUTCOME of his murderous act.
Booth was KILLED before HIS VERSION of events could be told.	Oswald was KILLED before HIS VERSION of events could be told.
An AUTOPSY was performed to VALIDATE Booth's IDENTITY.	An AUTOPSY was performed to VALIDATE Oswald's IDENTITY.
Booth's FAME as Lincoln's assassin came POSTHUMOUSLY because he was killed BEFORE he became famous.	Oswald's FAME as Kennedy's assassin came POSTHUMOUSLY because he was killed BEFORE it was known for certain that he was the assassin.
Booth was BURIED under extremely TIGHT SECURITY. Even his FAMILY had unusual DIFFICULTY accessing his BODY.	Oswald was BURIED under extremely TIGHT SECURITY. Even his FAMILY had unusual DIFFICULTY accessing his BODY.
Some CONSPIRACY THEORISTS believed that the "real" Booth was not buried in his grave. Years later, his body was EXHUMED.	Some CONSPIRACY THEORISTS believed that the "real" Oswald was not buried in his grave. Years later, his body was EXHUMED.

Abraham Lincoln

John Kennedy

After the ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol, the funeral procession with Lincoln's body left Washington, D.C. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Abraham Lincoln's body lay in state in 14 different cities.	Jackie Kennedy insisted that her husband's STATE FUNERAL mirror Lincoln's as closely as possible. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Jackie Kennedy consulted a book on Lincoln’s funeral to make her husband's funeral as close as possible to his.
Lincoln's funeral services were held in the EAST ROOM of the WHITE HOUSE where all of the windows, mirrors and chandeliers were draped in black silk.	Kennedy's funeral services were held in the EAST ROOM of the WHITE HOUSE where all of the windows, mirrors and chandeliers were draped in black silk.
Lincoln's CASKET was carried on a CATAFALQUE and CAISSON.	Kennedy's CASKET was carried on the same CATAFALQUE and CAISSON as Lincoln.
Lincoln was BURIED in a MAHOGANY CASKET. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Eleven years after Lincoln's burial, grave robbers broke into his tomb and dragged the casket partially out before they were caught. The men were convicted merely of breaking and entering and served a year in prison as there was no law in America then against body snatching.	Kennedy was BURIED in a MAHOGANY CASKET.
Lincoln's PRESIDENTIAL MEMORIAL is aligned with the Presidential Memorial of JOHN KENNEDY at Arlington National Cemetery across from MEMORIAL BRIDGE.	Kennedy's PRESIDENTIAL MEMORIAL at Arlington National Cemetery is aligned with the Presidential Memorial of ABRAHAM LINCOLN across from MEMORIAL BRIDGE. AN INTERESTING NOTE: On November 11, 1963, while touring Arlington National Cemetery, Kennedy prophetically remarked: "The view up here is so beautiful. I could stay here forever."
Shortly after the FUNERAL, Lincoln's surviving FAMILY moved to GEORGETOWN at 3014 N STREET (Google map).	Shortly after the FUNERAL, Kennedy's surviving FAMILY moved to GEORGETOWN at 3017 N STREET (Google map).

Andrew Johnson

Lyndon Johnson

Ulysses S. Grant

Richard Nixon

The '60 incumbent VICE PRESIDENT John Breckenridge under President James Buchanan RAN FOR PRESIDENT in '60 and lost to ABRAHAM LINCOLN. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Grant was one of the pallbearers at Abraham Lincoln's funeral.	The '60 incumbent VICE PRESIDENT Richard Nixon under President Dwight Eisenhower RAN FOR PRESIDENT in '60 and lost to JOHN KENNEDY. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Richard Nixon and John Kennedy shared a sleeping compartment on a train ride while both were freshman congressmen.
In '61, OUTGOING PRESIDENT, James Buchanan, returned to his home in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.	In '61, OUTGOING PRESIDENT, Dwight Eisenhower, returned to his home in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania near LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA where his ancestors immigrated to from Germany. AN INTERESTING NOTE: There are a number of coincidences here: (1) Dwight Eisenhower's farm which was adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania. (2) Eisenhower's son, John, by coincidence, graduated from West Point on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the day his father (as Supreme Allied Commander) led the largest single-day amphibious invasion of all time. (3) In 1968, John Eisenhower's son, David, married Richard Nixon's daughter Julie.
During the Civil WAR, General Grant conducted a costly WAR OF ATTRITION against the CONFEDERACY. AN INTERESTING NOTE: John Brown, an abolitionist whose actions ignited the Civil War, once lived briefly in Ohio with Grant's father.	During the Vietnam WAR, President Nixon conducted a costly WAR OF ATTRITION against the COMMUNISTS.
Grant was elevated to the rank of a 5-STAR General - the HIGHEST RANKING GENERAL in the U.S. Military. Grant was also a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at WEST POINT.	Nixon served directly under a 5-STAR General - the HIGHEST RANKING GENERAL in the U.S. Military. - Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower was also a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at WEST POINT.
In his '68 CAMPAIGN for President, Grant ran against a DEMOCRAT by the name of HORATIO Seymour.	In his '68 CAMPAIGN for President, Nixon ran against a DEMOCRAT by the name of Hubert HORATIO Humphrey.
Ulysses Grant was elected PRESIDENT in '68. He was RE-ELECTED in '72. He became involved in a SCANDAL in '72. His administration was RACKED WITH SCANDALS, most notably, the Whisky Ring SCANDAL. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Ulysses Grant won the 1872 presidential election because his opponent, Horace Greeley, died only a few weeks after the popular vote was cast.	Richard Nixon was elected PRESIDENT in '68. He was RE-ELECTED in '72. He became involved in a SCANDAL in '72. His administration was RACKED WITH SCANDALS, most notably, the Watergate SCANDAL.
During Grant’s PRESIDENCY members of his administration took part in ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES including TAX INVASION. Because of this, the term "GRANTISM" became a common term for political corruption and greed. AN INTERESTING NOTE: As President, Grant was once arrested for speeding his horse and buggy and fined $20. He was forced to walk back to the White House. Grant was one of two Presidents arrested while in office. President Franklin Pierce was arrested for running over an elderly lady with his horse.	During Nixon's PRESIDENCY members of his administration took part in ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES including TAX INVASION. Because of this, the term "WATERGATE" became a common term for political corruption and greed. Many scandals since Watergate have been labeled with the suffix "-GATE" (e.g. "Troopergate").
Grant's VICE PRESIDENT had an UNUSUAL NAME: Schuyler Colfax (pronounced "sky- ler cole-fax").	Nixon's VICE PRESIDENT had an UNUSUAL NAME: Spiro Agnew. His birth name is Spyros Anagnostopoulos; but his Americanized name is pronounced "spear-o ag-new".
In '73, Schuyler Colfax left office because he was NOT RE-NOMINATED for VICE PRESIDENT under Grant because of CRIMINAL CHARGES committed BEFORE becoming Vice President.	In '73, Spiro Agnew RESIGNED as VICE PRESIDENT under Nixon because of CRIMINAL CHARGES committed BEFORE BECOMING Vice President.
In '73, William RICHARDSON was a CABINET SECRETARY (Treasury) under Grant. Richardson was BORN in MASSACHUSETTS in '21. He was a REPUBLICAN who graduated from HARVARD University. In '74, Richardson was a PROMINENT FIGURE in a major SCANDAL (the Sanborn Incident).	In '73, Elliot RICHARDSON was a CABINET SECRETARY (Health, Education and Welfare) under Grant. Richardson was BORN in MASSACHUSETTS in '20. He was a REPUBLICAN who graduated from HARVARD University. In '74, Richardson was a PROMINENT FIGURE in a major SCANDAL (Watergate).
In '73, Henry Wilson succeeded Schuyler Colfax as VICE PRESIDENT. Then around ONE YEAR later, Wilson DIED.	In '73, Gerald Ford succeeded Spiro Agnew as VICE PRESIDENT. The FOLLOWING YEAR, Ford RESIGNED the Vice Presidency upon the RESIGNATION of Richard Nixon and his ACCESSION to the Office of President having NEVER BEEN ELECTED to that Office. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Gerald Ford once worked as a male model for Cosmopolitan and Look magazines in the 1940's.
Allegations of ANTI-SEMITISM were brought into question against Grant mainly because of an ANTI-SEMITIC ORDER he issued that stated, "The Jews, as a class, violating every regulation of trade established by the Treasury Department, and also Department orders, are hereby expelled from the Department." Later, Grant maintained that he was unaware that a staff officer issued it in his name.	Allegations of ANTI-SEMITISM were brought into question against Nixon mainly because the Watergate tapes revealed some ANTI-SEMITIC STATEMENTS Nixon made such as Nixon repeatedly demanding to know who in various government organizations was Jewish, saying that Washington and the IRS was "full of Jews" and, when speaking generally of Jewish people, said that "Most Jews are disloyal" and that "you can't trust those bastards". However, several Jewish people worked for Nixon including Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger, speechwriter Ben Stein, and economic adviser Herbert Stein.
Grant wrote his autobiographical "MEMOIRS" which became an immediate BESTSELLER and is considered among the greatest of military memoirs. Download a free copy of Grants "Memoirs" at www.gutenberg.org. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Grant was defrauded of his estate which left him and his family completely destitute. His financial situation was so poor he had to resort to selling wartime souvenirs and swords to keep afloat. But with the help of his publisher, Mark Twain, Grant wrote his memoirs up to the very end of his life to leave some kind of financial legacy for his family. Grant died of throat cancer three days upon completion of his memoirs. When his memoir was published, it became a bestseller. Grant's wife received a first royalty check of $200,000 and eventually receive between $500,000 and $1,000,0000. Grant remains the only U.S. President to die of cancer.	Nixon wrote his autobiographical "MEMOIRS of Richard Nixon" which became a New York Times BESTSELLER. AN INTERESTING NOTE: President Richard Nixon was a tremendous admirer of President Woodrow Wilson. Nixon saw himself as the President who would establish Wilson's vision of global stability and usher a new "Wilsonian" world order of security with the Russians and Chinese. So Nixon was very proud to use the historic "Wilson desk" for all 13 years that Nixon served in the White House. But later research revealed that the desk belonged to Henry Wilson, the Vice President of Ulysses Grant, and not Woodrow Wilson.
Grant DIED in Wilton, NEW YORK. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Grant claimed to smoke 20 cigars a day. When word got out of the President’s love of stogies, people sent him more than 10,000 boxes of cigars. AN INTERESTING NOTE: Who is buried in Grant's tomb? Think again. Though the proper answer is "nobody" (Nobody is buried in a mausoleum because the bodies are above ground). Grant's tomb/mausoleum contains the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia Dent Grant.	Nixon DIED in New York City, NEW YORK.
President Ulysses S. Grant was succeeded by President RUTHERFORD Birchard Hayes.	President Richard Nixon was succeeded by President Gerald RUDOLPH FORD.

Abraham Lincoln

John Kennedy

Lincoln had numerous CLOSE BRUSHES with DEATH throughout his life. When he was 7 years old, he fell into a stream and ALMOST DROWNED. Unable to swim, Lincoln was "almost dead" when his childhood friend pulled him out of the water with a stick. When he was 10 years old, he was KICKED IN THE HEAD by a horse and "apparently killed for a time" according to Lincoln. In July 1864, Confederate troops FIRED SHOTS at HIM while he was visiting Fort Stevens. The man standing next to Lincoln was wounded. In August 1864, while riding a horse one evening alone, a "disloyal bushwhacker" FIRED A SHOT at Lincoln from around 50 yards away knocking his hat off. A bullet hole was later found in it. On March 17, 1865, John Wilkes Booth learned that Lincoln would be attending a play near the Soldier's Home. Booth assembled his team on a stretch of road near the Soldier's Home in an ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP him but Lincoln never showed up. The President had changed his plans at the last moment and attended a reception at the National Hotel in Washington where Booth was staying at the time.	Kennedy had a CLOSE BRUSH with DEATH in World War II when the PT-109 boat he commanded, along with a crew of 11 men, was rammed by a Japanese destroyer. The explosion killed 2 of his men and Kennedy was thrown into the cockpit on his bad back. Despite a severely injured back, Kennedy led the surviving men on a weeklong survival struggle. Swimming over vast distances, they found very little food or water on the series of tiny deserted islands they swam to. Despite his injuries, Kennedy towed one of his men for 3 miles with the strap of the man's lifejacket in his teeth. After 15 hours of swimming, they eventually found an island with several natives. Kennedy carved an SOS message on a coconut and handed it to one of the natives to take to another island with a PT base. The next day, help arrived and they were finally rescued.
Did a "LINCOLN CURSE" exist? Author Michael Williams makes the case for it in his book called "Stranger Than Fiction: THE LINCOLN CURSE." The true mystery of how four American presidents were assassinated and each time a member of the Lincoln family was present.	Did a "KENNEDY CURSE" exist? Author Edward Klein makes the case for it in his book called "The KENNEDY CURSE: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years." The true mystery of how the Kennedy family was subjected to such a mind-boggling chain of public calamities.
The FAMOUS ASTROLOGER, Dr. Luke Broughton, PREDICTED the DEATH of the PRESIDENT in a magazine article in 1864 using the infamous 20-year astrological cycle.	The FAMOUS ASTROLOGER, Jeane Dixon, PREDICTED the DEATH of the PRESIDENT in Parade magazine article in 1956. In a recurring vision, she would see a BLACK CLOUD HOVERING OVER THE WHITE HOUSE and Kennedy, the ominous sign having first appeared to her clairvoyant sight 11 years before the fateful event. In another incident, during a meeting at the Ambassador Hotel, Jeane Dixon was asked if Robert Kennedy would ever become president. She responded, "No, he will never become President of the United States because of a tragedy right here in this hotel." Twelve years later, Dixon's prophecy was fulfilled in 1968 when Robert Kennedy was ASSASSINATED at the Ambassador Hotel.
Lincoln was the FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT to be assassinated under the infamous 20-YEAR PRESIDENTIAL DEATH CYCLE which ran for 120 years, beginning in 1840 and ending in 1960.	Kennedy was the LAST U.S. PRESIDENT to be assassinated under the infamous 20-YEAR PRESIDENTIAL DEATH CYCLE which ran for 120 years, beginning in 1840 and ending in 1960. It involved every U.S. President elected or reelected in 20-year intervals beginning in 1840 had died in office 1840: William Harrison (pneumonia); 1860: Abraham Lincoln (assassination); 1880: James Garfield (assassination); 1900: William McKinley (assassination); 1920: Warren Harding (heart attack); 1940: Franklin Roosevelt (brain hemorrhage); 1960: John Kennedy (assassination).
Spiritualist PSYCHIC Nettie Colburn Maynard WARNED Lincoln that "the SHADOWS others have told of still HANG OVER YOU." Lincoln replied that he received letters from spiritualists all over the country WARNING him of IMPENDING DOOM.	The 20-YEAR PRESIDENTIAL DEATH CYCLE ultimately broke with Ronald Reagan who was elected in 1980 and survived being shot in a March 1981 assassination attempt. It is no secret that the Reagan presidency was literally controlled by astrology and the astrological forces of the cosmos. The Reagans relied heavily on astrology in the making of important decisions in the White House. Reagan's entire schedule was coordinated by an astrologer named Joan Quigley who planned almost all presidential travel, press conferences, and even the president's cancer surgery based on astrology. Many astrologers credit the Reagans' adherence to astrology for "breaking" the 20-year cycle.
When Lincoln was 22 years old, he sought the ADVICE of a "Negro oracle" (a VOODOO woman) while in New Orleans with his friend John Hanks. Lincoln asked about "his history, his end, and his fate." Gazing into Lincoln's eyes she made the PROPHETIC STATEMENT, "You will be President, and all the negroes will be free." (Source: "The Life of Abraham Lincoln" by Issac N. Arnold, 31)	In October 1963, the famous British ASTROLOGER, John Pendragin, wrote an urgent letter to President Kennedy WARNING him of IMPENDING DOOM. The letter was also published in Fate magazine and was on the news stands that fateful day in Dallas. The letter stated, "I would not rule out the possibility of an attempted assassination or worse if he is caught off his guard. Mr. President, I am deeply concerned for your personal safety and would respectfully urge you to strengthen your bodyguard, especially when you are in the streets and other public places."
In 1864, Lincoln consulted a black PROPHETESS in Georgetown about his future. She retired to a dark room to raise up mystic spirits to speak with them. Afterward, she returned and told Lincoln, "General Grant will capture Richmond, you will be the next PRESIDENT - but beware of Chase." (Source: Sandburg, Carl. "Abraham Lincoln", 496)	On May 27, 1968, Robert Kennedy gave a speech to the Voice of America in which he made a PROPHETIC STATEMENT that "things are moving so fast in race relations a Negro could be PRESIDENT in 40 YEARS." On November 4, 2008, the first black man was elected PRESIDENT - Barack Obama - 40 YEARS, 5 months, 9 days after Robert Kennedy's gave his prophecy.
Months before his death, Lincoln stated, "If I am killed, I can die but once; but to live in constant dread of it, is to die over and over again."	Kennedy was once asked how, if given the choice, he would prefer to die. He replied, "You never know what's hit you. A gunshot is the perfect way."
DAYS BEFORE his assassination, Lincoln had a PREMONITION of his DEATH in a dream in which he saw himself dead in a coffin in the White House.	DAYS BEFORE his assassination, Kennedy was given a PREMONITION of his DEATH from his secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, who said his trip to Dallas could have tragic consequences and urged him not to go.
Lincoln made a PROPHETIC STATEMENT when he wrote to his wife to be watchful with their son Tad because Lincoln had experienced an "unpleasant" dream. On the day of his assassination, April 14, 1865, he was so troubled by a dream that he actually discussed it at a Cabinet meeting. He told his colleagues that he had seen himself sailing "in an indescribable vessel and moving rapidly toward an indistinct shore."	On the day of his assassination Kennedy made several strange PROPHETIC STATEMENTS. Hours before Kennedy was killed, he said to his wife Jackie, "If somebody wants to shoot me from a window with a rifle, nobody can stop it, so why worry about it?"
Lincoln MADE A PROPHETIC STATEMENT just HOURS before his death. He said to his bodyguard William H. Crook, "Crook, do you know I believe there are men who want to TAKE MY LIFE? And I have no doubt they will do it ... I know no one could do it and escape alive. But if it is to be done, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREVENT IT."	Kennedy MADE ANOTHER PROPHETIC STATEMENT just HOURS before his death. Kennedy said to Jackie and his personal advisor Ken O'Donnell, "You know, last night would have been a hell of a night to ASSASSINATE a President."
Lincoln was haunted by a GHOSTLY VISION OF HIMSELF that appeared to him on the evening of his Presidential election. While laying on a sofa, he glanced into a large opposing mirror that was across the room and saw a "ghostly double" image of himself. One of his faces was paler than the other and the image disappeared when he stood up. The vision greatly disturbed him; but with all the election excitement, he dismissed it and laid back down on the sofa. But when glanced at the mirror again, the ghostly double image appeared again with one face paler than the other. Startled, he stood up and the vision disappeared again. But when it returned once more, he became greatly distressed. A few days later he tried it again and the ghostly double image appeared again - for the last time. Lincoln told his wife about the haunting experience and she believed the vision was a sign that he would be elected to a second term but would not survive it.	In another PROPHETIC STATEMENT just HOURS before his death, Kennedy saw a STARTLING PICTURE of HIMSELF in a full page ad in the Dallas newspaper published by Ted Dealey (as in Dealey Plaza). Kennedy's picture was ominously bordered in black like an announcement of mourning. It was paid for by major hate-Kennedy organization based in Dallas. It included a "Wanted for Treason" page complete with a "criminal profile" of Kennedy. Upon seeing the ad, Kennedy's face turned grim and he turned to his wife and said that they were "heading into nut country today." Later, still fuming from what he saw, Kennedy said to one of his aides, "You know who's responsible for that ad? Dealey." Then he said something derogatory about Dealey. Hours later, he was assassinated in Dealey Plaza.
When Mary Todd Lincoln was a YOUNG GIRL, she PREDICTED that she would GROW UP to be the wife of a PRESIDENT. It HAPPENED just as she PREDICTED it would.	When Lyndon Johnson was a YOUNG BOY, his grandfather PREDICTED that Lyndon would GROW UP to be a SENATOR. It HAPPENED just as he PREDICTED it would.
Booth's mother described having a NIGHTMARE while dozing beside the cradle of her infant SON, JOHN Wilkes. She watched the infant's hand as it suddenly grew to gigantic size and became the grotesque paw of a monster. Later, when John Wilkes was a student at a Quaker School in Cockeysville, Maryland, John Wilkes and some of his friends paid a visit to an old gypsy palm reader who told him, "Oh, you have a bad hand. It is full of trouble and sorrow. You'll die young and you'll make a bad end. Young sir, I have never seen a worse hand. You'd best try to escape by turning missionary or priest." Asia Booth, John Wilkes' sister, recorded both of these prophecies.	Jackie Kennedy would have a recurring NIGHTMARE of her SON, JOHN Jr., dying in a plane crash. On July 16, 1999, her nightmare came true when John Jr. was killed in a plane crash at sea.
There have been several reports from credible people who have seen the GHOSTS of FORMER PRESIDENTS haunting the White House. The most popular and the most seen ghost is that of ABRAHAM LINCOLN. LINCOLN'S GHOST, also known as The White House Ghost, is said to have haunted the White House since his assassination.	PRESIDENT KENNEDY frequently said he believed in life after death. Kennedy claimed to have regularly sought LINCOLN's advice on matters of utmost importance.
The chart below represents a NUMEROLOGY connection between Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy.	These are the ASTROLOGICAL charts of Lincoln and Kennedy. An analysis of these charts are forthcoming.

HIGHLY UNUSUAL SIMILARITIES BETWEEN LINCOLN AND KENNEDY

John Wilkes Booth's brother saved Abraham Lincoln's son

Edwin Booth, John Wilkes' Booth brother, saved the life of Robert Lincoln, the son of President Lincoln, on a train platform in Jersey City at the beginning of the Civil War. Because of this, Edwin Booth was invited to give a command performance in the White House and was forever after a Lincoln sympathizer, even though he had been raised in the South.

Ford's Theater collapsed on the day of John Wilkes Booth's brother's funeral killing 22 people

There is another unusual connection involving Edwin Booth occurred around the time of his death on June 7, 1893. Two days later, at the very moment Edwin's casket was being carried from the Little Church Around the Corner in New York City, all three floors of Ford's Theater collapsed killing 22 people and injuring 68 others.

Robert Lincoln, the son of Abraham Lincoln, was invited to the assassinations of four U.S. Presidents and one New York City Mayor

President #1: ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Robert Lincoln was invited to accompany his parents, President Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln, to the Ford's Theatre on the night his father was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Citing fatigue from riding in a covered wagon for an extended period of time, Robert declined and remained behind at the White House where he immediately went to bed. He was informed of the President's assassination just before midnight.

President #2: JAMES GARFIELD

At President Garfield's invitation, Robert Lincoln was at the Sixth Street Train Station in Washington, D.C. where President Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881. Robert Lincoln was an eyewitness to the event and was serving as Garfield's Secretary of War at the time.

President #3: WILLIAM MCKINLEY

At President McKinley's invitation, Robert Lincoln was at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, where the President was shot by Leon F. Czolgosz on September 6, 1901, though he was not an eyewitness to the event. After McKinley's death, Lincoln let it be known that he wanted no further invitations from any U.S. President. Interestingly enough, Robert Lincoln would not have been able to attend these events had not John Wilkes Booth's brother, Edwin Booth , saved his life years earlier.

Mayor #1: WILLIAM JAY GAYNOR

Robert Lincoln witnessed the assassination attempt on New York Mayor William Jay Gaynor on August 9, 1910. After Gaynor was shot, Robert Lincoln rushed to his aide.

President #4: JOHN F. KENNEDY

Robert Lincoln chose as his gravesite a nice quiet spot in Arlington Cemetery. In 1926, Robert Lincoln died and was buried in that quiet spot. Then in November 1963, to his quiet spot, a military honor guard carried yet another assassinated President, John F. Kennedy, to be laid to rest just feet away.

The New York City terrorist attack involved John and Robert Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, the Booth brothers, and the Warren Commission

Confederate agents planned a desperate act of terrorism in New York City for Election Day, 1864 to disrupt elections by firebombing a large number of the city's hotels. The Lincoln administration knew about the plot through a Union double agent. The New York City Superintendent of Police, JOHN A. KENNEDY, believed the plot to be a hoax; but on November 25, 1864, the firebombing began. At the exact same time, three famous acting brothers, Edwin Booth, Junius Booth, and John Wilkes Booth were performing together for one day only in New York City at the Winter Garden Theatre in a Shakespeare's play about the assassination of Julius Caesar. The terrorist act failed and only one of the Confederate agents was apprehended, namely ROBERT C. KENNEDY, who had escaped six weeks earlier from JOHNSON's Island Prison. Robert C. Kennedy's trial was presided over by the WARREN Commission of General Fitz-Henry Warren which lasted 23 days. Robert C. Kennedy was hanged on March 25, 1865 and was the last Confederate soldier executed by the Union. (For more information, visit the Mr. Lincoln and New York website).

John Kennedy thwarted an assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln

New York Police Superintendent JOHN A. KENNEDY played a role in President Abraham Lincoln's protection during his 1861 inaugural train trip and in the investigation immediately following Lincoln's assassination. Kennedy was so influential in his role in protecting the President that Edwin Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of State, telegraphed Kennedy roughly three hours after Lincoln was assassinated. In 1951, John A. Kennedy was the subject of a movie called "The Tall Target" based on his role in protecting President Lincoln. Actor Dick Powell starred in the role of Kennedy who foils an assassination plot against Lincoln.

WORDS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN QUOTED BY JOHN KENNEDY

Kennedy's opening statement during his debate with Richard Nixon was a quotation by President Lincoln:

"In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln said the question was whether this Nation could exist half slave or half free. In the election of 1960, and with the world around us, the question is whether the world will exist half slave or half free, whether it will move in the direction of freedom, in the direction of the road that we are taking, or whether it will move in the direction of slavery."

During another 1960 campaign debate with Richard Nixon, Kennedy responded to a question about his relative inexperience by saying:

"The question is of experience and the question also is what our judgment is of the future and what our goals are for the United States and what ability we have to implement those goals. Abraham Lincoln came to the Presidency in 1860 after a rather little known session in the House of Representatives and after being defeated for the Senate in '58, and was a distinguished President. There is no certain road to the Presidency. There are no guarantees that if you take one road or another that you will be a successful President."

Kennedy spoke of an incident when Harry Truman, one of his very first visitors in the White House, asked him if he was ready for the responsibilities of the Presidency. Kennedy invoked the words of Lincoln:

"Mr. Truman asked me if I think I am ready. I am reminded that one hundred years ago Abraham Lincoln, not yet President and under fire from veteran politicians, wrote the words, "I see the storm coming, and his Hand is in it. If He has a place and work for me, I believe I am ready.” Today I say to you, with full knowledge of the responsibilities of that high office, if the people of the nation select me to be their President, I believe that I am ready." AN INTERESTING NOTE: President Truman's mother, a Confederate sympathizer, refused to sleep in Lincoln's bed during a White House visit.

In a 1960 speech during a Lincoln Monument Rally, Kennedy stated:

"I think it is most appropriate in the election of 1960 that we should meet in the shadow of a distinguished Republican, Abraham Lincoln, because we believe that his spirit motivates our party in the great election 100 years after he assumed the responsibility of office."

In a speech during the Convocation of the United Negro College Fund in 1959, Kennedy stated:

"As Lincoln said, the Declaration of Independence "gave liberty not alone to the people of this country, but hope to all the world." It "gave promise that in due time the weights would be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance." Never before have we had so excellent an opportunity to fulfill that promise of an equal chance."

In a 1963 radio and television report on Civil Rights, Kennedy stated:

"One hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet their heirs, their grandsons, are not fully free. They are not yet freed from the bonds of injustice. They are not yet freed from social and economic oppression. And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free."

Kennedy said the following in a campaign speech in 1960:

"I am thinking of Abraham Lincoln summoning his war-time Cabinet to a meeting on the Emancipation Proclamation ... If my name goes down in history, it will be for this act. My whole soul is in it. If my hand trembles when I sign this proclamation, all who examine the document hereafter will say "He hesitated." But Lincoln's hand did not tremble. He did not hesitate. He did not equivocate. For he was the President of the United States. It is in this spirit that we must go forth in the coming months and years."

In a campaign speech in 1960 before the National Press Club, Kennedy said the following:

"I prefer the example of Abe Lincoln, who loved politics with the passion of a born practitioner. For example, he waited up all night in 1863 to get the crucial returns on the Ohio governorship. When the Unionist candidate was elected, Lincoln wired: "Glory God in the highest. Ohio has saved the Nation."

In a 1960 campaign speech in Eugene, Oregon, Kennedy stated:

"American labor can advance into the sixties unafraid, and with full confidence in its strength and in the righteousness of its cause. For as Abraham Lincoln said of labor: "All that serves labor serves the nation. All that harms labor is treason to America. No line can be drawn between these two. If a man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If a man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool. There is no America without labor, and to fleece the one is to rob the other."

In his book "Profiles in Courage", Kennedy quoted Lincoln:

"And nine years in Congress have taught me the wisdom of Lincoln’s words: "There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of Government policy, is an inseparable compound of the two, so that our best judgment of the preponderance between them is continually demanded."

In Arthur Schlesinger's book about John Kennedy entitled "A Thousand Days", Kennedy is said to have been fond of using this quote from Lincoln:

"Public opinion is everything. With it nothing can fail, without it nothing can succeed."

In a televised speech, Kennedy borrowed a sentence from Lincoln's first inaugural when he said:

"In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than in mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course."

On October 28, 1962, after receiving word from Khrushchev that he agreed on a plan to end the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy remarked:

"This is the night to go to the theatre, like Abraham Lincoln."

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE FACES OF LINCOLN AND KENNEDY

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SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE FACES OF THEIR VICE PRESIDENTS

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LINKS TO SPECIAL WEBSITES ABOUT LINCOLN AND KENNEDY

Abraham Lincoln Assassination Site - http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln.html

Abraham Lincoln Research Site - http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln2.html

Abraham Lincoln Mega-Links Page - http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln80.html

Mary Todd Lincoln Research Site - http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln15.html

The Lincoln Institute - http://www.abrahamlincoln.org/ (sitemap)

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum - http://www.jfklibrary.org/

The best JFK assassination websites on the internet - http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/

CONCLUSION

The lives of President Kennedy and President Lincoln had so many bizarre coincidences between that, in my opinion, they are immensely strong circumstantial evidence suggesting the reality of synchronicity, astrology, karma, and reincarnation. The totality of this evidence cannot be brushed off as being just an urban legend in my opinion. These synchronicities suggest that President Kennedy was in fact the reincarnation of President Lincoln. It should be clear to you now that these facts all add up to more than mere coincidence. In the case of Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy, history did indeed repeat itself.

Is Barack Obama the reincarnation of John F. Kennedy?

"A week before his assassination, LINCOLN was in MONROE, MARYLAND.

A week before his assassination, KENNEDY was in MARILYN MONROE."

- an urban legend

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Books

of Interest

History is Repeating Itself: Through Coincidences in the American Presidency

by Donald C. Perry

Thirty-two years of research yields presidential coincidences that will change your view of history forever.

Return of the Revolutionaries: The Case for Reincarnation and Soul Groups Reunited

by Walter Semkiw, M.D.

Evidence that numerous American Revolutionaries such as John Adams, Thomas Paine, Samuel Adams, and have been reincarnated as the political and spiritual leaders of today.

Beyond Coincidence: Amazing Stories of Coincidence and the Mystery Behind Them

by Martin Plimmer and Brian King

Recounts and analyzes more than two hundred amazing stories of synchronicity from magic to religion to subatomic particles and the laws of probability.

The Coincidence File: Synchronicity, Morphic Resonance or Pure Chance?

by Ken Anderson

An examination of the nature of coincidence through extraordinary stories from around the world which will stir you to think about our role in the universe, and whether some force is controlling our lives.

Life Before Life: A Scientific Investigation of Children's Memories of Previous Lives

by Jim Tucker

Full of real-life evidence of reincarnation and how quantum physics allows for it; and based on a 40+ year study into the past and present lives of more than 2,500 children, psychiatrist Jim Tucker makes a pretty solid case in favor of reincarnation.

SynchroFile: Amazing Personal Encounters With Synchronicity And Other Strange Phenomena

by Raymond E. Fowler

The author presents his research into Jungian psychology, the New Physics and his study of a ten-year diary of personal and family experiences of amazing coincidences and paranormal experiences.

Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal

by C. G. Jung and Roderick Main

Jung's encounters with and observations of the paranormal, the influences that contributed to his theory of synchronicity, and the central ideas of the theory itself.

Synchronicity, Science, and Soulmaking: Understanding Jungian Synchronicity Through Physics, Buddhism, and Philosophy

by Victor Mansfield

The presentation of a radical shift in humanity's worldview through Jung's interpretation of synchronicity with key concepts in quantum physics and Middle Way Buddhism.

The Psychic Life of Abraham Lincoln

by Susan B. Martinez

The otherworldly President, whose precognitive dreams, evil omens, and trancelike states are carefully documented here in this bold yet poignant chronicle of tragic beginnings, White House séances, and paranormal eruptions of the Civil War era.

Remarkable Stories of the Lincoln Assassination

by Michael Kanazawich

A collection of engaging stories surrounding the events and characters involved in one of America's most tragic events - the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

Conspiracy in Camelot: The Complete History of the Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

by Jerome A. Kroth

A thorough analysis of the most relevant evidence uncovered and released by the government over the last forty years, and a presentation of the most plausible conspiracy theories.

One Soul, Many Lives: First Hand Stories of Reincarnation and the Striking Evidence of Past Lives

by Roy Stemman

The author brings together an impressive body of physical evidence and a fascinating collection of accounts he has gathered from interviewing people all over the world. draws heavily on the work of eminent scientists to authenticate its compelling stories.

You Will Live Again: Dramatic Case Histories of Reincarnation

by Brad Steiger

An investigation into many exciting and dramatic cases of people who have had past-life memories, or who have suddenly become aware of places, people or events that were previously unfamiliar to them.

They Came Back: Tales of Reincarnation, Ghosts, and Life after Death

by Charles R. Dillon

Real life accounts that provide three potential answers to the question of what happens after death: reincarnation, ghosts, and life after death.

Mystery of Reincarnation: The Evidence & Analysis of Rebirth

by J Allan Danelek

Explore reincarnation’s western roots and examine the compelling evidence to support it - as well as examine the chief objections to it offered by the scientific and religious communities.

Dr. Knowledge Presents: Strange & Fascinating Facts About the Presidents

by Charles Reichblum

Packed to nearly overflowing with funny, interesting, unusual information about our nation's leaders from George W. to George Dubya and is a history lesson like no other.

Ghosts and Haunts of the Civil War: Authentic Accounts of the Strange and Unexplained

by Christopher K. Coleman

From haunted battlefields to phantom soldiers, this book is a fascinating collection of 36 chilling and intriguing stories of Civil War ghosts including encounters with the spirit of Abraham Lincoln in the White House.

Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences

by Webb Garrison

This fascinating collection explores the unusual and often bizarre persons, attitudes, and events of the Civil War. Illustrated and indexed.