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Jim Garrett · (This post was last modified: 10-20-2013 05:22 AM by Jim Garrett.)

(10-19-2013 05:53 PM)Rob Wick Wrote: I have to admit for me it isn't the assassination. It's a part of his life and obviously deserves study, but to focus on it has never been a strong desire of mine. I seem to find myself more and more drawn to those who studied him, whether it's Tarbell, Sandburg or Randall. In many ways, how someone approached their study of him tells us something about him, i.e., what others found to be important and what each generation emphasizes (and doesn't emphasize).

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Rob

Rob, the story of AL, the man, the politician, the leader, etc is one of the greatest stories of our history. That is a great observation of what or how scholars and biographers have viewed him from different perspectives. That is a study all unto itself.

(10-19-2013 10:59 PM)SSlater Wrote: I'm sure, my passion will not be a surprise to anyone - it's spies.
I'm working on about 13 individuals, that you may have heard of only 2 or 3. The rest are unknown. One worked in the front office of the U. S. Secret Service, for the entire war.
I don't have the full story of their activities - that's my goal.

It became my main interest, when I asked about them, and no one could answer me. Including, Hall, Tidwell and Gaddy. They used some of my info in CR (Pg 312). I can offer "corrections" to current authors for the sole purpose of being Correct, but they don't care. I DO! I'll let you all know, when I have the "whole story".

The best clandestine operators are the ones we will never know.

(10-20-2013 05:00 AM)RJNorton Wrote: One thing that fascinates me about the assassination is exactly when Booth decided to shoot the president. Many historians point to Lincoln's April 11th speech as the trigger for Booth's action. This may well be true, but could it have been earlier (or even later...on the 14th itself)? Several books I have quote Booth as saying as early as 1863, "What a glorious opportunity there is for a man to immortalize himself by killing Lincoln!" Was assassinating the president in the back of his mind for several years? So I guess I wonder if others might have thoughts on the point in time when Booth decided to do what he did.

Good point Roger. Even if Booth was executing plan A, the abduction, was plan B, assassination ever far off in his mind?