The plot to kill Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Presidential Library presents assassination expert June 27 to discuss Booth’s allies

[June 26, 2017]  SPRINGFIELD – John Wilkes Booth is known around the world as Abraham Lincoln’s killer, but he didn’t act alone. Researcher Dave Taylor explains the role that others played in the president’s murder when he speaks June 27 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

Taylor will discuss the conspirators behind Lincoln’s assassination, particularly the four who were executed. One of the four was female, marking the first time the U.S. government had executed a woman.

His free presentation takes place in the ALPLM’s library building (112 N. Sixth Street, Springfield) at 5:30 p.m. For reservations, visit www.PresidentLincoln. illinois.gov  and click on “special event reservations.”

The presentation is entitled “You Know Best, Captain: The Executed Conspirators in Lincoln’s Assassination.”

The title comes from an exchange between the executioner and one of the condemned men. The executioner told prisoner Lewis Powell, “I want you to die quick.” Powell replied, “You know best, captain.”

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to telling the story of America’s 16th president through old-fashioned scholarship and modern technology.

The library holds an unparalleled collection of Lincoln books, documents, photographs, artifacts and art. The museum uses traditional exhibits, eye-catching special effects and innovative story-telling techniques to educate visitors.

It also has some 12 million items pertaining to all aspects of Illinois history, making the library one of the nation’s leading institutions for genealogy and history research.

For more information, visit www.presidentlincoln.illinois.gov

[Christopher Wills
Director of Communications and Public Affairs
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency]