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At the time became president. who was that? >> i dont know. >> andrew churchill? [ buzzer ] >> im gonna just take a guess. adams? [ buzzer ] >> rhymes with ronson. >> johnson. [ ding ] >> what are you suggesting, my dear man? >> and they stole his body. >> they stole whose body? >> lincolns body, you know? >> they did? >> yeah. >> where did they take it? >> its an unsolved mystery, you know? >> do you ever watch bill oreilly on fox news? >> um...sometimes. >> thats a "no." [ both laugh ] you see...

For 14 years running. >> welcome back to "killing lincoln: a factor special." as most of you know, i send jesse watters out to talk to the folks about a variety of things. tonight, in a "watters world" original, jesse finds out what americans really know about abraham lincoln and his final days. >> abraham lincoln. >> yeah. >> why is he so important, do you think? >> civil rights? >> you like you him? >> i love him. >> you love lincoln? >> i would venture to say im obsessed with lincoln. >> i th...

>> we try to put you there. >> also, a "watters world" original. its the lincoln quiz. how did lincoln die? >> oh, he was shot. >> by who? >> george booth. [ buzzer ] james booth. >> the name is james bond. [ buzzer ] james bond. [ buzzer ] >> right back with it.

Is because nobody read the other 16,000. and a "watters world" original, as jesse hits the streets and finds out what everyday americans know about abraham lincoln. around when was lincoln president? >> 1830? [ buzzer ] 1840? [ buzzer ] 50? [ buzzer ] 60? i failed history. >> why is lincoln such a great president? >> because hes charismatic. >> did you hear him speak? >> no, but i read the "declaration of independence." [ buzzer ] >> caution! you are about to enter the no-spin zone. a special ed...

Democrat. >> he was a republican. >> oh, he was republican? wow. >> does that surprise you? >> no, it didnt. >> republican? >> are you sure? >> no. >> you were right. >> i was? oh. >> trust your instincts, man. >> snap out of it. >> he was a republican, but the parties were completely different than they are now, so that doesnt really mean anything. >> ooh. sounds like you dont like republicans. was lincoln a republican or democrat? >> republican. >> nailed it. >> he was a democrat. he was a rep...

>> welcome back to "killing lincoln: a factor special." as most of you know, i send jesse watters out to talk to the folks about a variety of things. tonight, in a "watters world" original, jesse finds out what americans really know about abraham lincoln and his final days. >> abraham lincoln. >> yeah. >> why is he so important, do you think? >> civil rights? >> you like you him? >> i love him. >> you love lincoln? >> i would venture to say im obsessed with lincoln. >> i think he just craved a l...

>> the north. >> excellent. >> wasnt he from, like, down south, i want to say. maybe tennessee? >> tennessee? >> yeah. >> come on, man. >> who won the civil war? >> the northern people. >> bingo! >> how did lincoln die? >> he was assassinated by john wilkes booth at the -- i dont know. some theater. >> now, who shot lincoln? >> ruth. >> ruth? not ruth. >> all: babe ruth! >> oh, my god! you mean thats the same guy?! [ buzzer ] >> oh, william booth. [ buzzer ] >> james booth. [ buzzer ] george boo...

Who was that? >> i dont know. >> andrew churchill? [ buzzer ] >> im gonna just take a guess. adams? [ buzzer ] >> rhymes with ronson. >> johnson. [ ding ] >> what are you suggesting, my dear man? >> and they stole his body. >> they stole whose body? >> lincolns body, you know? >> they did? >> yeah. >> where did they take it? >> its an unsolved mystery, you know? >> do you ever watch bill oreilly on fox news? >> um...sometimes. >> thats a "no." [ both laugh ] you seem like a huge "factor" fan. >>...

Lincoln president? >> 1860s. >> he freed the slaves. >> he did free the slaves. >> emancipation proclamation. he freed the slaves. say that five times fast. >> emancipation proclamation. empan-- mancipation -- >> i was just kidding. >> all right. sorry. >> well, i aint laughing. what about you, billy? >> hell no. >> i read the declaration of independence. [ buzzer ] >> that wasnt lincoln. >> who was that? thomas jefferson. yes. >> now, how did lincoln free the slaves? [ crickets chirping ] remem...

>> you care, yeah. >> we try to put you there. >> also, a "watters world" original. its the lincoln quiz. how did lincoln die? >> oh, he was shot. >> by who? >> george booth. [ buzzer ] james booth. >> the name is james bond. [ buzzer ] james bond. [ buzzer ] >> right back with it.