Plucking the Eagle's Wings

The Zero Cycle and the Deaths of American Presidents

Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. Without a doubt, history does repeat itself. • Lincoln was elected in 1860 and Kennedy in 1960—100 years apart. • Both of their Vice Presidents were named Johnson: Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson. • Andrew Johnson was born in 1808 and Lyndon Johnson in 1908 100 years apart. • John Wilkes Booth (Lincoln's assassin) was born in 1839 and Lee Harvey Oswald (Kennedy's assassin) was born in 1939—100 years apart. • The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. • The names John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald each contain fifteen letters. • The names Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson both contain thirteen letters. • Both Vice Presidents were southern Democratic Senators before being elected. • Both presidents had contested elections. • Both were involved with Civil Rights. • Both presidents were U.S. Congressmen before becoming presidents. • Both were shot on a Friday. • Both were fatally shot in the head. • Both were shot in the presence of their wives. • Both experienced the death of a child while they were in the White House. • Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy, and Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln. • Both secretaries warned the presidents not to go to the places where they died. • A southern radical shot each president. • Lincoln was shot from a theater and the assassin hid in a warehouse. Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin hid in a theater. • Both assassins were killed before they stood trial.

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