The Assassination of Lincoln & Ford's Theatre | History Traveler Episode 25
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Ford's Theatre is the location of one of the most momentous event in U.S. history; the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth. This tour goes behind the scenes to see things that you typically don't see surrounding the death of Lincoln. Always learning!
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Another great video bub. I so look forward to the next one.
Where is his Lincoln chair at?
@@jackmeoff8953 Dearborn, MI at the Henry Ford Museum
@@michaelmccallumjr4189 The only reason that it ended up there is because the federal government was going to toss it out.
I visited Ford's Theatre back in the '70s before it became heavily commercialized, with all the displays in the basement, the gift shop and those two Lincoln - Booth timelines. One unforgettable thing I saw which is no longer on display is the heavily bloodstained dress shirt the president wore when he was assassinated. It was indeed gory, and probably too much so for modern sensitivities.
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@John Wilkes Booth You are correct sir. Even the blood on Laura Keane's dress they belive came from Rathbone.
@John Wilkes Booth True, but clotting isn't instantaneous, so the blood on his suit and shirt was surely Lincoln's.
Besides, what would an injured Rathbone be doing bleeding on the President's shoulders?
@Shin Lim OK, I've SEEN that striped shirt, and it was thoroughly blood-stained, especially down the back.
How old is Michael Kaufman? Maybe he didn't also witness this terrible relic. My encounter was in 1975.
@Shin Lim and Annie Van Auken
This video should be getting millions of hits. This is STUNNING. Thank you.
Ha! Thank you. I'm happy with whoever sees it and gets something out of it.
I was there 2 years ao and I'm sorry to disappoint you. I found out from a parks department official who was in the theater, that the owners gutted it and used it for storage, tearing down the original balcony and everything else in it ( apparently the theater closed after the assassination due to the fact that no one wanted to see a play there) the only original part of the theater is the brick perimeter on the exterior of the building. The staircase you climbed is a replica, the balcony is a replica, all of it (I know I was thoroughly disappointed as well).
Hey, I didn’t know that! I thought I was walking on the original floor!
I learn more from you about American history than I ever have in any school room. Thank you
Thanks! So glad to hear that.
Rewatching this episode a few years later and it's still probably my favorite so far. I love the care to detail and respect you give to what happened there. That theater is sacred for American history.
I honestly can't believe i have just found this channel, man you are so good at making informative vlogs that keep you hooked throughout the whole video, Great channel.....John
Thanks! I really do appreciate that. Feel free to share out with anyone else who you think might enjoy it :)
@@TheHistoryUnderground Already done! My nephew and son just subscribed too, look forward to more 👍
My college roommate and I visited Ford's Theater together! We sat in the reconstruction auditorium during our tour. We even discussed had JWB had not jumped from the Balcony and left back out the door, he would not had gotten away. So that's why he figured his escape was better off going through the stage. Plus he knew the play so well and he knew when the Audience was going to laugh. The Audience didn't know it was real until Booth escaped. The tour guide even told us what was said before Booth Shot Lincoln and the Audience and myself didn't really laugh that hard, b/c we couldn't understand the joke back then
If you are ever in the Detroit area, you should go to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. They have the chair he was shot in that was at the Ford Theater and a lot of historical homes and buildings you can walk through. In the summer, they also have civil war soldiers walking through the village and show the guns, cannons and techniques they used during the battles. It's actually pretty interesting.
Maybe this has already been mentioned in earlier comments but I'll repeat:
1. The theater interior is not the original interior. Several years after the assassination the building interior was ripped out and was converted to a multi-floor office building. Eventually it was restored to the theater look using what photos, engravings, and blueprints still existed. It is about as accurate as it is possible to be and is a fully functioning theater.
2. The portrait of Washington on the front of the balcony of Lincoln's booth is the original from the assassination.
3. I believe the couch in the booth is also original. It is where Col. Rathbone and his date were sitting.
Thanks for that extra info! Part of why I enjoy doing this channel. Always learning!
As of 2015, the portrait of George Washington was replaced with a replica. According to the Ford's Theatre website, the original portrait has been put into storage. I just learned that myself, because the comments section fo for this video has made me Google where all the original artifacts related to Lincoln's assassination are located.
Thank you for sharing this historic place…..one that I will probably never get to see myself. My heart hurt and tears filled my eyes while watching, knowing that this was one of the saddest moments in our nation’s history. Such a great man that will never be forgotten. Blessings! 💕
Seriously? Travel channel blows in comparison to how in depth you go into these facilities. They should give you a show bro! Best channel ever!! Keep em coming, please!!
Wow, thanks!
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If you had been my history teacher back in high school I'd probably be the oldest 'kid' at that 🏫 school.
My history teacher was a Kool dude and drove a WW2 ambulance of all things. 0:13
I went to Fords Theatre in the early 80s as an 11 year old kid. I found the city fascinating. Back then you could actually walk up to the door way of the box where Lincoln was shot. Things have changed...
"I wuz here" graffiti changed things...
About 20 years ago we saw Dicken’s Christmas Carol in Fords Theatre, had center balcony seats, it was strange watching a play with Lincoln’s box lit up
I hear you! I was there at Ford's Theatre watching a play in 77 or 78 and it was really weird. You just felt there was someone watching from the box.....
Some things have changed since I visited the theatre and Peterson House. President Lincoln's death pillow was displayed on the bed (in a glass case) with some of the bandages used. Also, the theatre balcony used to be open, to where you could walk up behind the seats the President used. Giving you the same view that Booth had. I will have to try to find the pictures I took. Granted, it was in the 90's when I visited. Keep videoing our history!
Cory McDermott - Oh man. That would have been cool. I would have loved to have been able to go to the balcony. Very cool. Thanks!
I greatly appreciate your love for history and letting me live it vicariously through you!
I've just recently started watching your program's and they are very interesting. You present them very professionally. My praise to you and your work. Thank You
Wow, thank you! I really do appreciate that.
I visited Ford's Theatre back in 1985 while I was TDY to the DC area for school. It was fascinating and a bit morbid. During a conversation several years later one of my fellow Technicians mentioned he was a descendent of Dr. Samuel Mudd, the physician who treated John Wilkes Booth's leg injury. The family spent years trying to convince the Government that Mudd was innocent and give him a full pardon (even though he got one in 1869 from President Andrew Johnson for treating prisoners and guards during a yellow fever epidemic during his time in prison.). However my fellow Airman said that according to one family member who found a long lost (or purposely hidden) diary from Dr. Mudd. Dr. Mudd acknowledges that he knew John Wilkes Booth (he had met him before during a meeting with local sympathizers that were spying for the Confederacy before the surrender) and suspected Booth was involved in the Lincoln Assassination before it was publicly acknowledged. Mudd wasn't involved with the assassination, but he did help the assassin knowing what he had done. Which was technically an accessory to murder after the fact, even by the laws of that era. He failed to report him to local authorities (most of whom wouldn't have cared as they hated Lincoln). But by failing to do so he made himself complicit in the crime. With the pitched fever of animosity after the war (and especially by assassinating Lincoln) it could have resulted in Mudd being executed versus prison. At least one of the involved assassins, John Surratt got away with an acquittal years later once the fervor settled down (and he probably was guilty). But his mother Mary Surratt was executed for her involvement in 1865. Families are fixated on righting old wrongs and many times it wasn't wrong to convict or in some cases execute that Ancestor as they were guilty as hell.
The story of the theater is truly creepy. Even being a replica, the theater is very haunting, but perhaps not only bmc of the Lincoln assassination. While being used by the Federal gvt, the theater collapsed in 1893, killing 23 people.
Before the collapse, it was used for records, and also housed a museum for Army Medical artifacts, some of which is now at the National Museum of Health and Medicine.
vikingshelm - Thanks for the extra info. Always learning something!
I love history. This is amazing. I can't believe you do this channel as well. I just recently over the past month found both of them.
Awesome! Glad you like them! Hope that you continue to enjoy the content.
Very good tour. You probably know that the large stack of books on Lincoln in Ford’s theater are not actual books (too heavy) but cardboard replicas. Did you know the bed in which Lincoln died is at the Chicago History Museum? They acquired it in an auction or donation. Cannot recall. It has been in Chicago for about a century. I used to touch the wooden bed frame as a child - very bad of the museum to allow touching. The museum has been redone so now the bed is behind plexiglass. Did you know the red velvet rocking chair in which Lincoln was shot is housed at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI? Saw it two years ago. Also, behind plexiglass.
Thanks for sharing this tragic event for our Nation. I have been to Washington D.C. a few times but I have never made it to Fords Theater. It is great that you give a first hand perspective of history through your channel.
I went on the recommendation of a friend who said that it was his favorite stop in D.C. I was surprised at everything that they had there that was connected to the assassination. Very interesting place. Thanks for watching!
Manhunt by James L. Swanson is one of the best books I've ever read. I couldn't put it down. Great video by you!!
Went there in the 80's and you were able to go to the balcony and see the blood stains on Lincolns' chair and you were able to walk into the bedroom at the Petersons house where the blood - stained pillow was under glass. The bed he was on was much smaller than his body could comfortably lay on and the room was really small too. Amazing how real life is different than what pictures depicted at the time!
Very well done!!. I'm shocked to see you dont even have 5k subs. You know your history and make it very interesting and watchable. I just subscribed.
Thanks. Appreciate the compliment and the sub. If you catch a video that you like and think that someone else could benefit from it, feel free to give it a share.
Thank you for posting this! As a wheelchair user, you showed me things i will probably never get to see first hand! Accessibility wasn’t really on the radar then. 🙃👍🏽
I am so glad I found your videos. thank you. Matter of fact, I sent the Arlington one to our Mayor of Raritan, NJ and asked him to watch the Basilone segment you did.
Oh wow. Thanks so much. That really does mean a lot. I figure that the more people that can be exposed to history, the better off we all are.
I was so disappointed in Ford's Theatre when I realized that the entire interior structure is a recreation. Most of the interior was gutted in 1866, more when the front of the building collapsed in 1893. A few windows, some interior struts and some of the exterior facade is all that's left. Totally bummed me out.
Exactly! Ruined it for me!
I have a copy of my great great great uncle’s memories of his time as a soldier in DC on that day. He had just left Ford’s theater when He heard the news. He guarded the Secretary of State that night, went on searches, guarded Lincoln’s body one night and guarded Mary Surrant (forgot the spelling) one night. He mentioned that he thought Mary was a very nice person.
I has been a while since we have visited the Theater and museum. We did see a couple of plays there.
I hope you will go to Greenfield Village, where Lincoln’ assassination chair is on display. Thank you for keeping American history alive.
Excellent job! All the main events covered so clearly. Thanks!
WOW! Thank you for filming and sharing this. I love history and you have brought this part of it to light.
I was under the impression the theater was larger. Great video., I learn something every time. Thanks
I thought the same thing. I was really surprised at how small it is. Thanks for watching the channel. Always learning something!
Great job again dude, appreciate the time you take for details.
Alex U - Thanks. I really appreciate that. Appreciate you watching as well.
Incredible video. Excellent job. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you.
Well done! Every video I watch is better than the last! Thank you so much! Your hard work is truly appreciated!
Thanks! That means a lot.
Excellent suggestion and tour. By any chance was there a sign stating how many books were in that incredible pile? Unbelievable. Really nice job, thanks again. See you later!
Alexander Patrick - If there was, I didn’t see it. That was about as impressive as anything that I saw in the museum though. You might also want to check out Episode 15. Thanks for watching!
As an addition to this video you made, which by the way was fantastic as always, I suggest maybe visiting Springfield Illinois. Lincoln’s resting place, his childhood home and several museums are well worth the visit. I hope someday you take the time
Just found your channel from researching Lincoln, I love history and everything about it so finding your channel is awesome! Have only watched this one and the one at the research science medical museum, can’t wait to see what else you have uploaded 😬
Thanks! I really appreciate that. Glad that you are enjoying the episodes so far. If you find Lincoln interesting, you might check out Episode 16. There's a cool Lincoln artifact in that one as well. If any of the episodes stand out and you want to subscribe and share, feel free. Thanks!
I love this channel. Thank you for all that you do.
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You should get your own show. This is very well done channel
I’m probably too ugly for tv.
Love your videos. Entertaining and informative. Keep it up!
Loiyaboy - Thanks! I really appreciate that. Hope that you continue to enjoy the future content.
In 1957 I was 6yrs. old.That summer we went to Springfield,ILL. and visited Lincoln's home. I remember we could go into the kitchen through a side door not the front door.When my wife and I visited in the 80's you could not go inside the house only look in.On both trips we also went to Lincoln's tomb.On the 1980's trip we also visited New Salem.
The blood stain chair lincoln was shot in is in the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn Michigan. Also, the home of Ford Motor company my employer for 30 years..
Skys the Limit - That’s high on my list of places to visit. I hear that there’s a lot there to see.
I think its one of the best historical museums there is. The also house all the vehicles from every US president that was shot or killed in. Next door is greenfield village with many historical houses including Fords birthplace home, Edison’s lab and the wright brothers bicycle shop.
Skys the limit - Thank you for building my car years ago..I had a 69' Fastback GT..I miss that car,it was stolen and written off.Never knew if it was ever recovered..
I was at Ford’s Theater 10 years ago for a seminar in the main auditorium, but it was after hours, so I couldn’t see the museum or the house across the street. Thank you for this.
This was the first video I ever saw watched of yours and now I’m back watching it again after watching the first episode of Manhunt on Apple TV.
Awesome! Hope that you continue to enjoy the rest of the content on the channel.
Very cool video. My 8th graders will be watching this at the end of the Civil War unit.
Jeff Kash - Awesome. I’ve got some more Lincoln and Civil War content on here that they may enjoy as well. Thanks!
Keep in mind - nothing in Ford's is original - the theater was gutted and used by the War department after the assassination. It was not until the late 1960's when it was reconstructed using photographs.
Exactly
I never knew that but I'm not surprised. The white House is the same way.
You are correct. I was totally bummed out after visiting it to learn that everything is a re-creation, nothing is as it was back in 1865.
Well that’s a letdown 👎🏼🤣
That is true, I visited Ford's Theater and sat in the Auditorium while my Tour Guide stood on the stage. He mentioned that there's only one part of the theater that is original and that is the bricks outside. Everything else was redesigned. But it still gave me an idea of how to picture it being 1865 when the shooting happened
I’ve studied history and love your vids. I love military history. Thanks brother
Great video. I have always enjoyed learning about Lincoln.
I understand that the location where Booth was captured is now surrounded by a divided highway. There apparently is a sign marking the spot and a trail that leads to the area with an iron rod marking the location of the house that was there at the time. This would be interesting to check out. Thanks for your videos.
Interesting. I never knew that. Such a shame that so many historic places are now under a parking lot or a highway. I'll do some digging and see what I can find on that though. Thanks for the heads up!
@@TheHistoryUnderground Take a look at the video The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth on the mp91992 YT channel. He goes to the very spot. Also check out the channel TrotwoodDrive, Site of Booth's death, Garret Farm. You will see the iron rod that marks the farm house site. Hope this is helpful.
Damn that artillery wound through the skull passed cleaner than a regular bullet wound! Love your videos bro! I’ve already watched most of your videos within the span of 2 days, keep it up! Can’t wait for more!
That wound was horrifying. Kind of like that entire museum. Glad that you’re enjoying the videos but I feel bad that you’ve had to look at my ugly face so much 😅
A wonderful and very moving film. I’ll probably never get to see these places so thank you.
Abraham Lincoln was a well covered subject when it comes to books. With the number that has been written about Lincoln, you would think that there wouldn't be anything else to say.
I think the actual chair Lincoln was sitting in, is at the Henry Ford museum, Greenfield village. In Michigan.
Yes. I’ve been told that I need to visit there.
Yes the chair is there. Seen it a few times. And his death bed is in Chicago.
100% reccomend going. It's a great museum, packed to the gills with history.
And then his hat is somewhere else as well. Anyone know whete?
@@johnschnellbach986 :) ua-cam.com/video/To0WBs6Qs5I/v-deo.html
I visited Ford's Theater back in the early 70's and remember being able to go behind Lincolns chair on the balcony, but looks like it's closed off to the public now.
Exactly..had a plexi-glass divider back then..
When I went in the 90's you could still go right up to the doorway, which had plexiglass just inside the room, and you could see the chairs, the couch, etc. I have pictures somewhere of all of that, but it was a let down to know none of it was original, due to the fire and gutting. Still very interesting though.
Thanks for showing these pivotal places in US history. So fascinating to see.
Wahian1 - My pleasure. Just trying to do a small part to connect people with history. Thanks for watching and spreading the word!
we went to the theater & house across the street in the 80's. It was a ghost town at both places. We got to take our time & look around to our hearts content. Stood right up to the presidents chair in the balcony. We could sit in seats down below & get the feel of the place.
In 9th grade, we went and watched a play at Fords Theatre. Was surreal to look over at the booth where he was shot
Wow this is a great video....I'm a history buff myself...this is a very interesting and sad part of History...to actually see where Lincoln died, how it happened does something...the thing that sticks to me is....Lincoln was 6'4'' and they had to lay him diagonal across the bed because was too tall to lay the regular way. I hope one to make a trip to Ford's Theatre one day...dude keep doing what you're doing with these videos..its good stuff...I'm subscribing
Devin Rivers - Oh wow. Thanks so much for the kind words. Glad that you are enjoying them. And if you ever get to DC, Fords Theatre is a definite must see. Thanks for watching and for the sub! 👊🏻
Fords theater definitely on my places to go visit bucket list
Well, need to add this trip to the old bucket list.
That was very interesting! Thank you very much for sharing!😊
I spent two days doing the Lincoln tour of Springfield, IL a few years back on my way out to Montana. I would recommend it to everyone. It was incredible.
I just subscribed after watching two of your videos. I really enjoyed watching them. Thank you!
Phyllis Mick - Thanks! Between the videos that are already up and the new episodes currently coming out on Mondays and Thursdays, you should have plenty of quarantine viewing material 😁. If you catch one that stands out from time to time and wouldn’t mind giving it a share, I’d appreciate it!
Fun Fact. I used to live on Lincoln street and I had 2nd floor apartment. A local opossum would wait for me to get off work at night on my balcony. I started leaving out food for it and it came back every night for years. That Opossums name: John Wilkes Booth.
This is the coolest website I've ever seen. As a fellow history buff, you are literally living my dream. How I wish you were my bestfriend! Thank you for sharing all these.
Great video! Super nice to see , very interesting. Keep up the great work!!!
June Dimond - Thanks! It’s definitely an interesting place.
Fascinating video. I love the personal effects they have of Booth. I did not know about Maj. Rathbone. Apparently he was severely wounded then grabbed onto JWB's coat causing him to fall awkwardly as he attempted to make his escape.
Yeah, that was really my favorite part of the whole complex. Very interesting to see some of the tools that were used to change history. Thanks for watching! If you liked this one, but sure to subscribe and check out the new content as it's released. Got some big plans for 2020.
Your channel makes me want to travel around to see these places even more than I already wanted to. Great videos 👍
Well done--the visit has definitely been changed in how it is conducted from my last visit.
You may not read comments on your older videos, however, you ended this one with an enormous stack of books on Lincoln. I’m currently reading Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. If you haven’t already read it , I highly recommend it.
The Lincoln Flag is on display at the Columns Museum in Milford, PA.
I live about 10 miles from Dr. Mudd’s house.We took my father there to see it when he was down visiting us. The employees there even helped get his wheelchair inside. After about 10 minutes soldiers came in and put us under house arrest for helping Booth escape. My dad got a laugh out of that! I have pictures of the property but can’t find which laptop they’re on. We live very close to Zekiah Swamp too and the Surratt house.
Been to both Ford's and Peterson. Lived the excitement you exhibited after going to both.
SO COOL!! Amazing video. We enjoyed every minute 👌👌👍👍🤗🤗
Pamela Kern - Thanks! Glad that you enjoyed it!
I highly recommend "The Cosgrove Report" to anyone curious about the 'missing boot', the (purported) exact mate to the boot shown in this video.
drguffey - Very interesting. I’ll have to check that out. That’s what I really like about producing these videos. I end up learning a lot more. Thanks for the input and thanks for watching!
You've got to check out the Henry Ford museum in Detroit. They have the chair Lincoln was in when shot. Still has the stains.
That's history that gives one chills!
That place is high on my list. I've had a lot of people recommend that one to me.
Ive been there too...an absolute MUST SEE for any history buffs. they have the Lincoln that Kennedy was shot in there as well when I visited. Its a huge place but I recommend 2 days to do the tour to take it all in.
i just found and subscribed to this channel...textbooks cant touch seeing the actual artifacts and places where history was made.
I really enjoy your videos . Nice job. Here's a thought that might be far afield but I'd be interested to see what you do with it. No doubt you're familiar with France's on-going 'Iron Harvest;' that is, the annual 'harvest' by French farmers of hundreds of tons of live munitions dating from the First World War. If you look on a contemporary map of France you'll see a very large area in the Somme region that is off-limits to everyone. In that area the density of live, unexploded and still very dangerous artillery shells per square meter in some places is in the neighborhood of one hundred. One hundred shells per square meter remain buried. That whole area is like a time warp back to WW1; overgrown, edges softened but otherwise exactly as it was left. Since the end of that war generations of demineurs have done the slow, painstaking and very dangerous work probing for these thing and digging them out, Journalists have accompanied the deminseurs on their dangerous daily work. A thought. Keep up the excellent work.
Great video. I would highly recommend you make your way to The Ford Museum in Detroit. You will be able to see the chair Lincoln was sitting in when he was shot, the car JFK was in when he was shot and the bus that Rosa Parks boarded that fateful December night. It is a history treasure trove!!
marc Smiley - I’ve had a lot of people recommend The Ford Museum to me. Seems like there would a lot there to see and learn. Thanks for watching!
I've always wondered what became of the derrenger Boothe used. Now I know. Thanks.
No problem! Glad that the video was able to answer that question for you.
My grandparents visited the States in 1076, iirc. My grandfather always mentioned this when i asked about that trip. Dunno why he was so fascinated by the Ford Theatre. Maybe he was interested in Lincoln?
Nice to see your film of it though, kinda makes me relive what they saw on their trip too. :)
Thank you for another amazing video.
I really enjoyed this one! Good job! Keep them coming!
Thank you. I had fun with this one. Got some big plans for future episodes that I think everyone might like.
Both of those places have changed quite a bit since I last saw them in the early 90's.
Interesting. I'd like to have seen how it looked before.
I was there in ,19,68 or 69I think, when they we redoing it. It was so eerie and I could just feel Lincoln's presence..
The only problem is, nothing original in Fords theater except the Facade since the building once collapsed. So it's all rebuilt. However it's a great place to visit I've seen myself 5 times. There are lot more to show. Thanks for the film.
Awesome episode man. Thanks so much! Do you buy into any of the CONSPIRACY Theories about J. W. B. getting away? Bill O'Reilly even gets into them in his book "Killing Lincoln". Also if there is anything I can do to help such as caption your videos or anything id love to help. Again this is an amazing video!!!
Hmmm......I've not read that book, so I'm not up on any of the conspiracy theories about Booth. Thanks for the kind words and if I move to start captioning the episodes beyond what UA-cam does, I'll reach out. Thanks!
Bill O'Reilly should be in jail. His books are off the wall. If study O'Reilly's political philosophy, he would of been on the side of the Confederacy!
O'Reilly's book opens with a scene in the Oval Office which didn't even exist in Lincoln's time and the historical errors continue from there. There are many better books about the assassination.
@@triruns wasn't it fiction?
Excellent episode 😀👍🇬🇧🏴🇺🇸🇺🇦
Good job on a good video about one of history's greatest men.
Thanks! Appreciate that. Got a few other videos on this channel that you might like as well.
It's absolutely mindboggling how anyone could have made it this close to the President without being questioned, let alone detained. Especially during a time of war, and a brutal brother against brother Civil War no less!
another great presentation # 25 and counting 15000+ Lincoln books and that was 10 years ago
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Amazing! Thanks so much for the excellent video
June Thorndale - Thanks! Really appreciate that. Hope that you enjoy the other videos and the ones to come. Doing what we can to connect people to history.
Great video you make history so interesting thankyou
I really hope that they have ford's theater open next month when I visit
I was there two years ago
Had a great time love the artifacts in the basement. I was kind of let down to realize the only thing original is the front and back wall of Ford's Theater
Thank you , great post
rodimus371 - Thanks! I really appreciate that. This was definitely one of my favorite stops in DC.
People forget to visit this famous site. There is SO much to do in Washington DC....but THIS is one place that is worth spending a decent amount of time at...AND the Peterson boarding house across the street (where Lincoln expired). I would put it in the top 10 places to see in Washington...maybe top 8....
Wow. Great video! It’s different than when o went in 1990. They let us walk up to the box, and see the chair from the point of view of Booth. It was glasses off to enter, but you could see the chair and POV clearly. Also the bloody pillow was across the street on the bed, incased in glass. They also had Lincoln’s clothes and hat in the basement I want to say.
Unfortunately I took only Polaroid pictures because I was a kid and camcorders were not affordable yet.
awesome video
Thanks!