A kennedy uncovers plot in february 1861, there was a plot called the baltimore plot to assassinate lincoln as he passed through the city. Described as an urban legend, the following rumors have circulated since the 1960s and still holds some truth to this day despite stories generally being. The lincoln conspiracy was the basis of the 1977 film of the same name by sunn classic pictures, the publishing division of which also released the book. Obrien is the executive editor at the huffington post, where he edited the 2012 pulitzer prizewinning series about severely wounded war veterans, beyond the battlefield. Mar 18, 2019 former governor of texas john connally 1917 1993 examines frames from abraham zapruders film footage of the assassination of president kennedy, san antonio, texas, 1966.
Lincolnkennedy coincidences urban legend wikipedia. Apr, 2008 abraham lincoln was elected to congress in 1846. The lincoln conspiracy a similarly simple conclusion was reached in the kennedy assassination investigation conducted by the warren commission. There are many similarities between the two and there are also some differences. When president kennedy was assassinated on november 22, 1963, it didnt take long for historians and theorists to quickly create a list comparing his untimely death to that of president lincolns assassination on april 14, 1865. Few historical events have given rise to the hundreds, perhaps even thousands of conspiracy theories as the 1963 assassination of president john f. Both were shot in a ford lincoln in fords theatre and kennedy on gerald fords lap.
Stone said that on the eve of kennedy s trip to dallas, lbj was facing political ruin and potential prison time. The similarities between abraham lincoln and john f. Eisenschiml purported that the traditional explanation of lincoln s assassination was unsatisfactory. Killing kennedy is punchy blunt and clear, not being burdened with an overload of pesky footnotes. Nov 22, 2019 few historical events have given rise to the hundreds, perhaps even thousands of conspiracy theories as the 1963 assassination of president john f. Both abraham lincoln and kennedy were assassinated while they held the. The lincoln conspiracy was greeted with hostility and derision from academic historians. Kennedy was the security chief of abraham lincoln who uncovered the 1861 plot to assassinate lincoln and played an investigative role when lincoln was assassinated.
Kennedy, this list first appeared in the mainstream american press in 1964, just barely a year after the assassination of john f. This conspiracy theory was a fresh look at the lincoln assassination as investigated by otto eisenschiml and reported in his book why was lincoln murdered. The list of coincidences appeared in the mainstream american press in 1964, a year after the assassination of john f. Kennedy were both tragically assassinated during their terms in office. Apr 26, 2008 abraham lincoln was elected to congress in 1846. A friend recently saw the lincoln kennedy parallels posted at her retirement home, and i suggested we look for similar apparent or superficial coincidences between the 2. Similarities between the assassinations of kennedy and. The lincoln conspiracy is often considered a form of negationist or even alternate history the lincoln conspiracy was the basis of the 1977 film of the. I am going to go straight to the point abraham lincoln was elected to congress in 1846 john f. There is a meme circulating on facebook that seems to be based on the conspiracy theory that abraham lincoln and john f. Kennedys assassination in november 20 may be the bellwether to what we can expect with the upcoming 150th anniversary of president abraham lincolns. Brad meltzer and josh mensch, the bestselling authors of the first conspiracy, which covers the secret plot against george washington, now turn their attenti.
Nov 22, 2018 fiftyfive years after the assassination of john f. Lincoln and kennedy the list of strange coincidences. Myths, hoaxes, and confabulations associated with our greatest president by edward steers jr. Roger stone wrote a book connecting lbj to the assassination. Others have often referred to it as the mother of all conspiracies. At the time of lincoln s death, there were 36 states. Kennedy, a new book by helen odonnell, launching lbj, reveals new details about the presidents death. In fact, president kennedy s secretary evelyn lincoln claims that jfk told her that lyndon johnson would not be on the ticket when he ran for reelection. Mcadams, the greatest and grandest of all conspiracy theories is the kennedy assassination conspiracy theory. Kennedy are part of american folklore of unknown origin. Medical and ballistic comparisons of their assassinations, published in 1980, is an impressive hardcover volume written by dr. Kennedy won the election in 1960 and his inauguration was held on january 20, 1961. Hell, half the people in dc were in on the conspiracy.
A nypd officer, john kennedy, claimed to have uncovered the plot. I would love this book to be in any school and it would be an excellent resource for every government or american history teacher. According the the lincoln conspiracy, over a century elapsed before 18 critically revealing missing pages of john wilkes booths diary. Kennedy was born on a tuesday, just two days after sunday. The lincoln kennedy conspiracy theory lincoln and kennedy both have 7 letters in their last name lincoln was elected to congress in 1846, kennedy was elected to congress in 1946. Medical and ballistic comparisons of their assassinations john k. Nov 17, 20 evelyn lincoln, kennedys secretary, put together from the presidential log just how little time johnson was alone with kennedy, although he wanted to be alone with him a lot.
Kennedy was elected to congress in 1946 lincoln was elected president in 1860 kennedy was elected president in 1960 lincoln was shot on a friday kennedy was shot on a friday lincoln s assassain had a 3 word 15 letter name john wilkes booth kennedy s assassain had a 3 word 15 letter name lee. Readers are invited to add to this developing and evolving compilation of coincidences. Killing kennedy by bill oreilly and martin dugard the new york. Roger stone claims hillary clinton murdered john f kennedy. Abraham lincoln and john f kennedys assasination facts. Unlike lincoln who had a premonition of his death, jfk didnt know what hit him or why.
Baretta skillfully compares and contrasts the lives, presidencies, and legacies of lincoln and kennedy. On november 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, john fitzgerald kennedy was killed by an assassins bullets as his motorcade. Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the lincoln. It was perfectly obvious that kennedy was out to undermine the federal reserve system of the united states. But it was only a few months later, in november 1963, that the world received the shocking news of president kennedys assassination. The odd parallels between kennedy and lincoln history news. Lbj, the kennedy assasination, and me the new republic. Presidential history has always intrigued historians, but has become a mainstream topic currently with politics, conspiracy theories, and intrigue heating up the entertainment industry.
In 1951, a movie the tall target was made about the plot, staring dick powell as kennedy. Popular conspiracy theories about lincolns assassination. Kennedy and is currently in circulation today, almost 50 years later. There were coincidences published after john kennedy met his fate, as a conspiracy was established by some of the government, and also a conspiracy involved when they killed his brother, robert. Medical and ballistic comparisons of their assassinations. Conspiracy theories top ten conspiracies live science. What physics reveals about the jfk assassination history.
Comparing lincoln and kennedy s lives the list considers not only the comparisons between the two assassinations but also, the presidents lives. While some of them are true such as the year in which. The number of books written about the assassination of kennedy has been estimated to be between 1,000 and 2,000. Kennedy in 1963, the list of similarities was observed in the american press in 1964. Kennedy was assassinated on november 22, 1963, jacqueline kennedy, along with other. This is what he had to say about the lincoln and kennedy assassinations in his book kennedy and lincoln. Youve probably seen this post circulating around the internet. It implicated the divisive figure secretary of war edwin stanton. Kennedy are a piece of american folklore of unknown origin. When president kennedy was assassinated on november 22, 1963, it didnt take long for historians and theorists to quickly create a list comparing his untimely death to that of president lincoln s assassination on april 14, 1865. Apr 14, 2016 however, conspiracy theorist stone claimed. Kennedy have done little to quell the publics interest or skepticism about who killed the president.
One of the most amazing things, of many, were the authors discovery of nineteen pages cut out of john wilkes booths diary and lost for a hundred and fifty years. It claims there are many weird coincidences between abraham lincoln and jfk. Many objections were raised against the book s sensational theories and the authors use and misuse of source materials. Kennedy, having appeared prior to that in the gop congressional committee newsletter. The roman catholic church theory the main things that have been mentioned surrounding this conspiracy theory include the ideas that there were priests in minnesota who had been talking about the death of lincoln four hours before he had even been shot, that the pope favored the south, and that lincoln was shot on good friday, which is the day that jesus was crucified. Lincoln s secretary, kennedy, warned him not to go to the. Kennedy the two most discussed assassinations out of the four within the position of the united states president are that of abraham lincoln and john f. It was so bad that lincoln had a hell of a time getting anyone to go with him to fords theater. List describes a number of amazing coincidences that can be found between the assassinations of abraham lincoln and john f. It is demonstrated in this book that everything we can know about the coverup suggests not a government or fbi or mafia conspiracy, but a treasonous conspiracy executed by a network of wealthy private interests whose goals were at odds with almost everything the energetic 35th president of the united states was doing. Once they started making comparisons, they couldnt stop.
A list of coincidences appeared in the mainstream american press in 1964, a year after the assassination of john f. Lincoln won the election in 1860 and his inauguration was held on march 4, 1861. The assassination of jfk and the conspiracy theories that followed have proved irresistible to writers and artists, from oliver stone to stephen. The claimed coincidences linking us presidents abraham lincoln and john f.
The odd parallels between kennedy and lincoln history. Both men were admired by many but actually hated by those who opposed their political views. Kennedy has turned out to be almost a replay of the assassinations. This is far from the end of lincoln conspiracy theories, especially in the internet age, but, unlike with the kennedy assassination, a majority of americans are in agreement with the consensus of professional historians that john wilkes booth murdered abraham lincoln and led the conspiracy to assassinate other members of the administration. Martin gardner, a popular american writer scrutinized the list and later wrote his book named the magic numbers of dr. While the majority of this impressive and eerie list has been circulating for years, including the dirty joke at the end, historians and fans of the two presidents continue to add more incredible items. Who really assassinated abe lincoln and john f kennedy. Both wives lost their children while living in the white house. Kennedy, and a majority of americans still believe that there was a conspiracy behind this assassination. Prior to joining the huffington post he was a reporter and editor at the new york times, where helped oversee the reckoning, a series about the financial crisis that was a pulitzer prize finalist. The weird coincidences between jfk and lincoln strange. Lincoln and kennedys similar lives and assassinations. Obrien was a mysterious thrill ride through history to a time shortly after president lincolns assassination. Were supposed to be amazed at minor happenstances such as the two mens being elected exactly one hundred years apart, but were supposed to think nothing of the numerous noncoincidences.
Lattimer 19142007 was an expert on the lincoln assassination as well as the kennedy familys autopsy expert. Mar 21, 2018 an expert weighs in on several conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of president john f. It may take as long to get to the bottom of the kennedy. November 22, 2003 marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of u. Circulating virally, a list of carefully selected facts and nonfacts were gathered to demonstrate the socalled eerie similarities between the assassination of famous president abraham lincoln in 1865 and that of john f.
Martin gardner examined the list in an article in scientific american, later. May 17, 2017 the similarities between abraham lincoln and john f. The names lincoln and kennedy each contain seven letters. This book, which spans 398 total pages, is one that i would highly recommend to anyone who is interested in researching the jfk case. Jul 31, 2019 comparing lincoln and kennedys assassinations. Nov 22, 20 after half and century of investigations, a number of commissions, books and documentaries, the debate around the circumstances of president john f kennedy s assassination continues. Kennedy assassination coverup, the progressive press. After half and century of investigations, a number of commissions, books and documentaries, the debate around the circumstances of president john f kennedy s assassination continues. John fitzgerald kennedy, often referred to by his initials jfk, was born in brookline, massachusetts, on may 29, 1917. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. May 19, 2008 here are 10 conspiracy theories, including the roswell ufo crash coverup, the moon landing hoax, princess dianas murder and jfks assassination.
It will be very interesting to look at the coincidences between abraham lincoln and john f. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories wikipedia. Both teachers and lincoln buffs will find this colorful map an invaluable guide to. The web of conspiracy, published in 1960, begins, the war departments failure to protect lincoln on the night he was murdered in the nations capital remains one of the bestkept secrets in. Kennedy in 1963, the a list of seemingly amazing coincidences between the two mens lives appeared, and it has been widely and continuously. The only books on jfks assassination you need to read. For a halfcentury, americans have marveled at the incredible list of similarities and coincidences between former presidents abraham lincoln and john f. Not long after the assassination of president john f.
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