he stops in philadelphia to visit his sister, asia. and there he writes a letter. john wilkes booth: to whom it may concern. right or wrong, god judge me, not man. my love is for the south alone. nor do i deem it a dishonor in attempting to make for her a prisoner of this man to whom she owes so much misery. edwin. our brother voted for him? asia booth clarke: yes. john wilkes booth: for a false president? a tool of the north who means to crush out slavery by robbery, rapine and slaughter? oh, god, grant that i may see the end! this country was formed for the white man and not for the black.
and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. tom hanks: booth is there. a face in the crowd on the steps of the east portico. on march 17th, 1865, booth and two boyhood friends, along with confederate agent lewis powell and smuggler george atzerodt, lay in wait along the president s route to visit the campbell military hospital. but lincoln cancels the hospital visit. booth then travels to new york, where he learns of a confederate plot to kill lincoln by planting explosives in the white house. [faint crying]
robert e. lee s surrender with a grand illumination. candles burn in every window, public and private. fireworks and cannon volleys proclaim victory. on april 13th, booth visits grover s theater and learns that a production of aladdin! or his wonderful lamp is planned for the next night, april 14th. good friday. and that the president has been invited to attend. booth arranges for a ticket to the box adjoining the president s and informs his co-conspirators that the plan has changed from kidnapping to murder. that on april 14th, lewis powell will kill secretary of state seward. david herold will accompany powell and lead him across the navy yard bridge and into maryland. george atzerodt will kill vice president johnson in his room at the kirkwood house hotel. and booth will kill lincoln during the
robert e. lee s surrender with a grand illumination. candles burn in every window, public and private. fireworks and cannon volleys proclaim victory. on april 13th, booth visits grover s theater and learns that a production of aladdin! or his wonderful lamp is planned for the next night, april 14th. good friday. and that the president has been invited to attend. booth arranges for a ticket to the box adjoining the president s and informs his co-conspirators that the plan has changed from kidnapping to murder. that on april 14th, lewis powell will kill secretary of state seward. david herold will accompany powell and lead him across the navy yard bridge and into maryland. george atzerodt will kill vice president johnson in his room at the kirkwood house hotel. and booth will kill lincoln during the performance of aladdin
[door creaks]. abraham lincoln: william? william bell: mr. president. frederick seward: mr. lincoln, sir. abraham lincoln: frederick! is your father able to tolerate a friend? frederick seward: this way. tom hanks: seward s jaw is broken in two places and his right arm is fractured. so on april 9th, unaware of lee s surrender, lincoln returns to washington to visit his injured secretary of state. abraham lincoln: i think we near the end at last. richmond is back in the arms of the union. i walked her streets. i sat in jeff davis own chair. [laughs]