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Hate and vindictiveness toward the south. but there will be no persecution when this war is over. no bloody work. we must bend every effort to reanimate the south, to put her state governments in order and to reestablish the union before congress reconvenes. still no word from general sherman? ulysses s. grant: we are hourly expecting it. abraham lincoln: it will be good news. general sherman will have secured johnstons surrender. i, i know this because i have had the dream last night. ive had i...

Performance of "aladdin" at grovers theater. [watch ticking]. tom hanks: with little more than 24 hours to live, abraham lincoln rises at 7:00 am and writes four brief messages, including one instructing acting secretary of state frederick seward to call a cabinet meeting for 11:00 am, then joins his family at breakfast to find his eldest son, robert, just returned from witnessing the surrender at appomattox. robert todd lincoln: general lee, stately, elegant. his uniform spotless. with a jewele...

Robert e. lees surrender with a grand illumination. candles burn in every window, public and private. fireworks and cannon volleys proclaim victory. on april 13th, booth visits grovers theater and learns that a production of "aladdin! or his wonderful lamp" is planned for the next night, april 14th. good friday. and that the president has been invited to attend. booth arranges for a ticket to the box adjoining the presidents and informs his co-conspirators that the plan has changed from kidnappi...

Robert e. lees surrender with a grand illumination. candles burn in every window, public and private. fireworks and cannon volleys proclaim victory. on april 13th, booth visits grovers theater and learns that a production of "aladdin! or his wonderful lamp" is planned for the next night, april 14th. good friday. and that the president has been invited to attend. booth arranges for a ticket to the box adjoining the presidents and informs his co-conspirators that the plan has changed from kidnappi...

[door creaks]. abraham lincoln: william? william bell: mr. president. frederick seward: mr. lincoln, sir. abraham lincoln: frederick! is your father able to tolerate a friend? frederick seward: this way. tom hanks: sewards jaw is broken in two places and his right arm is fractured. so on april 9th, unaware of lees surrender, lincoln returns to washington to visit his injured secretary of state. abraham lincoln: i think we near the end at last. richmond is back in the arms of the union. i walked ...

John wilkes booth initiates his plan not only to kill abraham lincoln, but to decapitate the government of the united states. a civil war that has lasted four years is drawing to an end. while washington city celebrates the surrender of robert e. lees confederate army, booth and his co-conspirators plot a carefully coordinated triple murder. john wilkes booth: and? mister powell? lewis powell: the secretary of state aint going nowhere soon. confined to his bed and slow to recover. got his-self a...

[door creaks]. abraham lincoln: william? william bell: mr. president. frederick seward: mr. lincoln, sir. abraham lincoln: frederick! is your father able to tolerate a friend? frederick seward: this way. tom hanks: sewards jaw is broken in two places and his right arm is fractured. so on april 9th, unaware of lees surrender, lincoln returns to washington to visit his injured secretary of state. abraham lincoln: i think we near the end at last. richmond is back in the arms of the union. i walked ...

At grovers theater. [watch ticking]. tom hanks: with little more than 24 hours to live, abraham lincoln rises at 7:00 am and writes four brief messages, including one instructing acting secretary of state frederick seward to call a cabinet meeting for 11:00 am, then joins his family at breakfast to find his eldest son, robert, just returned from witnessing the surrender at appomattox. robert todd lincoln: general lee, stately, elegant. his uniform spotless. with a jeweled sword and shining spurs...

I was that close. and now, if the south is to be aided at all it must be done quickly. and it may already be too late. troubled, gentlemen? when caesar conquered the enemies of rome and the power that was his menaced the liberties of the people, brutus arose and slew him. troubled? not at all. i stand with brutus. tom hanks: lincoln might have remained in virginia, on the battlefront with general grant. he might even have been present to witness robert e. lees surrender on april 9th. but, as fat...

Hate and vindictiveness toward the south. but there will be no persecution when this war is over. no bloody work. we must bend every effort to reanimate the south, to put her state governments in order and to reestablish the union before congress reconvenes. still no word from general sherman? ulysses s. grant: we are hourly expecting it. abraham lincoln: it will be good news. general sherman will have secured johnstons surrender. i, i know this because i have had the dream last night. ive had i...