The Lincoln Bible

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(07-27-2014 08:26 AM)marieandlouis Wrote:  Thanks Gene. I have read that Johnson wanted to get rid of Stanton because allegedly they were both in on the plot
to assassinate Lincoln and Johnson was afraid Stanton would reveal that Johnson was involved. So, Johnson fired Stanton. I wonder if there was any truth to that?

IMO, this is just another of those wild theories that people (especially lately with the 150th anniversary approaching) are concocting without primary source material to back it up. I expect this to get worse in 2015.