AFTERMATH AND LEGACY What did John Wilkes Booth hope to gain through his murderous plot? We get a clue from a convers…

The Lincolns had caused a stir when they entered the theater. When the president appeared in his box, an actor onstag…

Of the three Booth children who became prominent actors—Edwin, John Wilkes, and Junius Jr.—only John adopted their fa…

Such themes probably came up in Lincoln’s conversation with Colfax on April 14, when Lincoln indicated his firm posit…