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<v Speaker 1>History tells us that on Good Friday eighteen sixty five

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<v Speaker 1>at Fordstead, or Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back

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<v Speaker 1>of the head like Confederate sympathizer and actor John Wilkes Booths.

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<v Speaker 1>John took off on the Rundown South. Twelve days later,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm shot down at Garrett's farm near Port Royal, Virginia.

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<v Speaker 1>What would you say if I told you they shot

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<v Speaker 1>the wrong guy and he lived another forty years and

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<v Speaker 1>there was a mass cover up by the government to

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<v Speaker 1>have a file guy take the blame when the murderer

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<v Speaker 1>got away. Yeah, let's get into it.

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<v Speaker 2>The a Sclamer to the fair season, Karen's out there,

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<v Speaker 2>Oh d you? All guests only show do not reflect

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<v Speaker 2>the opinions of the host. The purpose of the show

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<v Speaker 2>is to have interesting conversations, stretch our minds and grow

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<v Speaker 2>not what we want. If you were looking for an

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<v Speaker 2>echo chamber, you were and listener discretion.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a worst.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you talk about extreme?

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<v Speaker 1>What is happening? And what is up? Hold out your

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<v Speaker 1>glass because we're about to feel it up.

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<v Speaker 3>Join us as we travel and explore the vast unknown.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a hero's journey with dragons to slay damsels to

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<v Speaker 3>save and innumerable treasures to hoard. Torch is high, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>look at it from a different perspective, different perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell you, guys, what is happening and what is up?

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<v Speaker 1>Hold out that glass, baby, because you know what time

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<v Speaker 1>it is. We about to feel it up. Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>media Slen's podcast, Placed and conversations are always in the light.

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<v Speaker 4>I am your host, Doc Brown.

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<v Speaker 2>Here.

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<v Speaker 1>I got a little fanger for you lined up this time.

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<v Speaker 1>Sorry to disappoint you, but it's just me on the line.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're gonna get solo deep dives. Man. This is

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<v Speaker 1>one of my first loves when I first started.

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<v Speaker 4>So we're gonna give you this again and we're gonna

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<v Speaker 4>get into Abraham Lincoln. Okay, guys, Now, Abraham Lincoln was

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<v Speaker 4>an American icon and hero. He just ended the Civil

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<v Speaker 4>War and the slavery along with it.

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<v Speaker 1>As the Union sympathizers seen this as a time of

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<v Speaker 1>celebration and unity, the Confederates and their supporters wasn't so

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<v Speaker 1>quick for the unity. One of the most infamous assassinations

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<v Speaker 1>on an American president was Abraham Lincoln that good Friday

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<v Speaker 1>night in eighteen sixty five, less than a week after

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<v Speaker 1>Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant. The war was over,

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<v Speaker 1>and Abraham Lincoln thought he could take a sigh of

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<v Speaker 1>relief and return to some normalcy. He decided to take

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<v Speaker 1>his wife to Ford Steer for a play called Our

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<v Speaker 1>American Cousin. John Wilkes Booth was a twenty six year old, handsome,

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<v Speaker 1>well known actor. This guy was like our modern day

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Cruise. He had his own plans that Friday night

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<v Speaker 1>and involved his forty four caliber darringer. Booth was a

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<v Speaker 1>Confederate fanatic and supporter. He was not too pleased with

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<v Speaker 1>the outcome of the Civil War, or Lincoln for that matter.

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<v Speaker 1>They found a letter from Booth to his cousin echoing

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<v Speaker 1>these sentiments, this country was formed for the white, not

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<v Speaker 1>for the black man, and looking upon African slavery from

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<v Speaker 1>the same standpoints held by those noble farmers of our constitution. I,

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<v Speaker 1>for one, have ever considered it one of the greatest blessings,

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<v Speaker 1>both for themselves and us, that God ever bestowed upon

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<v Speaker 1>a favored nation. End quote John Wilkes Booth, November of

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen sixty four.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm a little concern right now about your salvation and stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>When John had found out that the President and his

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<v Speaker 1>wife were coming to the Theater Washington to see the

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<v Speaker 1>renowned actress Laura King, Booth decided to take his revenge.

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<v Speaker 1>Ford's Ditter was the perfect place for his final act

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<v Speaker 1>as a famous actor himself. He was close friends with

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<v Speaker 1>the owner of the theater, had even been to the

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<v Speaker 1>theater's inaugural play. John was so close with the owner

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<v Speaker 1>he even had his mail delivered there. Booths knew this

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<v Speaker 1>place like the back of his hand. He had the

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<v Speaker 1>home field advantage the knight that he murdered the President.

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't even try to hide his identity. He walked

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<v Speaker 1>right on the front door during the play. He said

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<v Speaker 1>hello to a few people he knew, and casually walked

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<v Speaker 1>to the hallway where the door till Lincoln's private balcony

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<v Speaker 1>box was Lincoln usually had one or two men with

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<v Speaker 1>him for security, but this night his guard was a

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<v Speaker 1>few streets down at the bar grabbing drinks with some friends.

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<v Speaker 1>Booth walked up to the door and peered through the

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<v Speaker 1>peep hole that he had drilled the night before and

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<v Speaker 1>seen Lincoln and his wife with another couple with their

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<v Speaker 1>backs to the door. Enjoining the play, Booth knew the

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<v Speaker 1>play well and was waiting for the punchline. At the play,

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<v Speaker 1>he planned on using the laughs and cheers to cover

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<v Speaker 1>up the sound of the gunshot. When the punchline came,

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<v Speaker 1>Booth entered the box and held the gun point blank

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<v Speaker 1>range to Lincoln's head and pulled the trigger. Everyone heard

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<v Speaker 1>the loud bang. A nearby military officer came running in

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<v Speaker 1>and Booth stabbed him with his knife. Booth, being the

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<v Speaker 1>actor that he was, couldn't resist the opportunity for a

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<v Speaker 1>grand curtain call. He leaped from the eleven foot balcony

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<v Speaker 1>right onto the stage. He then turned to the balcony

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<v Speaker 1>and delivered his final line in Latin, Thus always to tyrants.

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<v Speaker 1>Chaos erupted, breaking his leg from the jump. On pure adrenaline,

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<v Speaker 1>he ran out back where his horse and his friend,

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<v Speaker 1>David Harold, was waiting for him. The two men rode

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<v Speaker 1>hard covering fourteen miles in two hours through Maryland into Virginia.

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<v Speaker 1>Their only stop was at the Surrett House, a tavern

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<v Speaker 1>in Clinton, Maryland. There they had guns and supplies waiting.

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<v Speaker 1>Without wasting any time, they grabbed their gear and got

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<v Speaker 1>back on their horses, still heading out another fourteen miles

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<v Speaker 1>to ward Oaf from Maryland, this trip took double the

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<v Speaker 1>time four hours. As Booth was in great pain from

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<v Speaker 1>his broken leg. They stopped off at the house of

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<v Speaker 1>doctor Samuel Mutt, who reset his broken leg. Some speculate

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<v Speaker 1>that his name and what he did to aid Booth

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<v Speaker 1>that night started the phrase your name is Mud. But

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<v Speaker 1>that night Booth took his first steps at his new identity.

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<v Speaker 1>He shaved his mustache and colored his hair. With one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred thousand dollars bounty on their head, they wasted no

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<v Speaker 1>time heading further south into more friendly territory. They arrived

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<v Speaker 1>at Garrett's farm near Port Royal, Virginia, on April the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty fourth. We were told two nights later they were

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<v Speaker 1>surrounded and Booth was killed by Union soldiers, but some

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<v Speaker 1>believe it wasn't John Willis's booth they shot that day.

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<v Speaker 1>Many researchers have found some documents and Bravecrum trails to

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<v Speaker 1>support their claims, one being boosts on family. Hey guys

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