John Wilkes Booth's Brother Saved Abraham Lincoln's Son
Publisher |
iHeartPodcasts
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Comedy
History
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
History
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Oct 16, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:27:05

Sometime in 1864 or 1865, Robert Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln, had a close call with death in a subway station when he was saved at the last minute by an honest-to-God celebrity -- Edwin Booth, one of the most famous actors of the day. Neither man knew their fates would intersect in a much more tragic fashion shortly thereafter, when Edwin's brother, actor John Wilkes Booth, would assassinate Robert's father Abraham.

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