A man sneaks into a theater hours before its opening and quietly carves a hole in the wall. He returns hours later as a well known public figure to observe the art. What happens next will forever alter the course of American history. How John Wilkes Booth pulled off the most compelling and famous assassinations in history is successfully written about in “Killing Lincoln” by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
In “Killing Lincoln,” the truth about the President’s assassination come to light. The President disregarded his assistants’ concern for his safety. He was never scared of what could happen. “Lincoln strides purposefully back and forth, unprotected and unafraid, as vulnerable as a man can be to sniper fire, the bombardment serving as the …show more content…
On the walk, he said that he knew people were planning on taking his life and that he had no uncertainty that they would succeed. That worried Crook. His replacement for the evening is also three hours late and that bothered him. John Parker was usually late. He had many court appearances and a lot of questionable behavior. Parker was caught sleeping on duty and always being tardy. So when Parker was several hours late, it bothered Crook. But what bothered William Crook more was what the President said to him before he departed. “Good night, Mr.President… Good-Bye, Crook… This time it is different...All the way home, that subtle difference nags at William Crook” (page 180). Instead of saying “Good night” like usual, Lincoln said “good-bye” as if he knew it was going to be the last time he spoke to Crook. But at that time, neither man knew for sure anything was going to happen. That difference especially bothered Crook because of what the President brought up on their walk together. After Lincoln and Mary arrived at the theater, they were seated in the state box, with Lincoln entering last to work the audience, they got comfortable and started to enjoy the play. However, on the outside of the box, his bodyguard John Parker was getting bored and thirsty and desperately wanted to go to the tavern across the street to drink. So he asked Charles Forbes, who was watching the carriage if he wanted to go for a drink. When he said yes, they both went across the street, leaving their stations, to have a drink. That made Booth’s job a great deal
In “Killing Lincoln,” the truth about the President’s assassination come to light. The President disregarded his assistants’ concern for his safety. He was never scared of what could happen. “Lincoln strides purposefully back and forth, unprotected and unafraid, as vulnerable as a man can be to sniper fire, the bombardment serving as the …show more content…
On the walk, he said that he knew people were planning on taking his life and that he had no uncertainty that they would succeed. That worried Crook. His replacement for the evening is also three hours late and that bothered him. John Parker was usually late. He had many court appearances and a lot of questionable behavior. Parker was caught sleeping on duty and always being tardy. So when Parker was several hours late, it bothered Crook. But what bothered William Crook more was what the President said to him before he departed. “Good night, Mr.President… Good-Bye, Crook… This time it is different...All the way home, that subtle difference nags at William Crook” (page 180). Instead of saying “Good night” like usual, Lincoln said “good-bye” as if he knew it was going to be the last time he spoke to Crook. But at that time, neither man knew for sure anything was going to happen. That difference especially bothered Crook because of what the President brought up on their walk together. After Lincoln and Mary arrived at the theater, they were seated in the state box, with Lincoln entering last to work the audience, they got comfortable and started to enjoy the play. However, on the outside of the box, his bodyguard John Parker was getting bored and thirsty and desperately wanted to go to the tavern across the street to drink. So he asked Charles Forbes, who was watching the carriage if he wanted to go for a drink. When he said yes, they both went across the street, leaving their stations, to have a drink. That made Booth’s job a great deal