[QUOTE=Gretchen Ross]
What’s also really interesting are the strange connections between the assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy…things like: Lincoln’s secretary was named Kennedy, Kennedy’s secretary was named Lincoln; and both successors were named Johnson. Probably pure coincidence, nonetheless, the Lincoln assassination is also surrounded in controversy. Or so I’ve been reading.
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Just a little reminder of how common coincidence is, especially if one goes looking for it.
I find it interesting that there are some folks with a predilection for conspiracy theories. Consider James Fetzer, who fancies himself the head of the “only” group applying science to the JFK assassination (I think that means his tinfoil hat was designed by a guy with a PhD in metalurgy). On the front page of his web site you’ll find, in addition to the Kennedy assassination, such topics as the moon landing, 9/11 and - get this - the plane crash that killed Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone.
During the last JFK thread in GD I started kicking around the idea of starting a thread discussing the psychological bent that makes some folks suspect conspiracies at every turn. I may do it yet.
This page appears to nail down the origin of the “Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy” canard. As written by Jim Bishop, the original statement (with “he” and “his” referring to Lincoln) was: