One of the thing’s that I was unable to do during my recent trip to Washington DC was to visit Ford’s Theatre, where President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14th, 1865. NPR interviewed James Swanson, who has written two books about Lincoln’s death, Manhunt the 12 Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer 2006 and Chasing Lincoln’s Killer 2009. Both titles are available for holds in CARL.
Lincoln has always been one of my heroes, and I’m not sure how I would have felt if I’d been able to visit the site of his death. We were able to visit the Lincoln Memorial which moved me deeply.
on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
The men in the picture are removing the stage where U2, Bruce Springsteen and others played earlier that week to celebrate the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
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