The Spur Question

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(02-17-2018 05:09 PM)AussieMick Wrote:  As far as Booth shouting " Sic Semper Tyrannis" is concerned I saw (I'll try to locate link) a newspaper where an Irish audience claims he heard " I'm sick send for McMannis".

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I don't know if this link (I found it when looking for my Tyrannis/McNannis quote) has been covered re. the spur.

https://archive.org/stream/assassinaxxx0...h/send+for

I hope that our readers flip through all the correspondence in this link. For me, it reminded me of how old I am! I actually remember almost everyone mentioned in the letters as well as the circumstances they cover.

It was especially nostalgic to read the letters of John C. Brennan, one of my beloved mentors. Besides being a historian extraordinaire, he was a graduate of The Citadel and received his law degree from what is now the George Washington University School of Law before serving as a lawyer for the federal government.

Not only was he brilliant, but he was also great fun to be around. I believe I learned more history from him and from my other adored mentor, James O. Hall, than I ever did from anyone else -- even from a college prof who had 13 doctorates and looked like a peacock in her robes at graduation processions!

"Professional historians" would look down their noses at these "amateurs," but I have noticed over the years that quite a few have turned to the amateurs for assistance. I say this to encourage everyone to continue to pursue your interest in history, no matter what degree comes after your name.