| Studied law | Studied law |
| Served in the military | Served in the military |
| Once was a boat captain. He briefly worked as assistant pilot of the Talisman, a Mississippi River boat | Once was a boat captain. He was a naval lieutenant and skipper of PT 109 |
| Elected to Congress in �?6 | Elected to Congress in �?6 |
| Was the runner-up for the nomination of vice president in '56 | Was the runner-up for the nomination of vice president in '56 |
| Involved in a famous political debate - the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 | Involved in a famous political debate - the Kennedy-Nixon debates in 1960 |
| Republican Convention was held in Chicago in '60 | Republican Convention was held in Chicago in '60 |
| Defeated opponent was born in '13 (Stephen Douglas) | Defeated opponent was born in '13 (Richard Nixon) |
| Elected president in �?0 | Elected president in �?0 |
| Won the election with less than fifty-percent of the popular vote | Won the election with less than fifty-percent of the popular vote |
| Thought of as one of the greatest presidents | Thought of as one of the greatest presidents |
| Elected on November 8th for the term in which they were assassinated | Elected on November 8th for the term in which they were assassinated |
| The legality of the election was contested | The legality of the election was contested |
| Directly involved with black civil rights | Directly involved with black civil rights |
| Made his civil rights views known in '63 | Made his civil rights views known in '63 |
| Killed while serving as president | Killed while serving as president |
| In 1964, the book entitled Mr. Lincoln and the Negroes, by W. O. Douglas, was published | In 1964, the book entitled Mr. Kennedy and the Negroes, by Harry Golden, was published |
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