• Aside from being two of the United States' most famous and popular presidents, there are a number of similarities and points of comparison between John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln that have fascinated historians and conspiracy theorists alike for decades. Others argue that the similarities are merely coincidences and that similarities can be found between any two people if one looks hard enough.

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  1. 1. Named after their grandfathers
  2. 1. Had a lazy eye
  3. 1. Often borrowed money from friends
  4. 1. Studied law
  5. 1. Runner-up for Vice Presidential nomination in '56
  6. 1. Involved in civil rights movements
  7. 1. Fluent in French
  8. 1. Renovated The White House
  9. 1. Fashionable and dark-haired
  10. 1. Lincoln was sitting in box 7, Kennedy was riding in car 7
  11. 1. Shot in the company of their wife and another couple
  12. 1. Murder spurred conspiracy theories
  13. 1. Known by their first, middle and last name
  14. 1. Saw assassination as a way of attaining fame and notoriety
  15. 1. In their mid-twenties

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