Who, When, Why What

[Jim Page]

This is a great idea for a thread! Thanks, Jim!!!

Who inspired you to become interested in the Lincoln Assassination?
I was astonished when John Kennedy was assassinated, and, being a chronic reader, I read Jim Bishop's The Day Lincoln was Shot. A couple of years later, I read a short book describing Booth's escape attempt. To this day, I can't identify what book it was. Long story short, I became intrigued by the mystery of it all.

When did you become interested?
Mid-1960s.

Why are you interested?
I find that, as with JFK's assassination, the many folks who research Lincoln's death have a perhaps unintended effect; they throw a bright light onto the lives folks lived in that brief instant of time. That fascinates me. The Lincoln assassination is much more intriguing to me than the JFK one; there are a number of reasons for that.

What does it mean to your everyday life?
I enjoy reading about the associated events and visiting the sites where things happened. I also have greatly enjoyed, in the last few years, meeting others interested in the assassination. They are interesting people even without that association.

--Jim