Oddities of the Lincoln assassination

[RJNorton]

William Crook, one of the guards at the White House, had a favorable opinion of President Johnson.

I agree with you, Gene. For example, Crook takes the view that Johnson never saw the recommendation for mercy for Mary Surratt, and he maintains that Johnson would have granted it had he seen it. Crook argues that Stanton was responsible for withholding the plea from Johnson's sight. Crook felt the criticism Johnson received for Mary's execution was unfair and unwarranted.