Be found, just that it was probably true that very dangerous files might exist. Why the media . One question is way the media and the second question is over five years, did the fbi ever get close to any of them . Downtown philadelphia, that was a great big building. There were other outlying i dont really know. [laughter] when he tells the story he describes going downtown one day for another purpose but check out where the fbi is. Its a Tall Building and its impossible, 24hour security and then he describes sometime later looking in a suburban phonebook on the campus oh a fbi office in media. He decided this might be doable. Yes, back here. I want to add. [laughter] there is a documentary that you will have a chance to see in late may as i announced that the Constitution Center and there are some people who have expressed interest in making a movie. You will have a chance to see the real thing. Yes, sir. First of all, excuse me i have a cold. Everything else that is so inspirational
Stashower recalls the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln in figure 1861, prior to lincolns and migration ceremony. The plot was discovered by detective Allen Pinkerton, was to be executed in baltimore as lincoln stopped in the city en route to washington, d. C. This is about 40 minutes. Thank you. Thank you for coming out. Its a real pleasure to be here in illinois, especially because this is really where the wheels of the story started turning, both figuratively and literally. The book is the star to a large extent of Allen Pinkerton, the famous detective of the 19th century, who got his start just about half hour to the north of europe in dundee illinois and it also features a lawyer by the name of Abraham Lincoln who i also understand came to prominence here in illinois. Out to be the plot in a nutshell. The year is 1861. Lincoln has been elected president and it turns out that the was a period in our nations history when president ial elections had a divisive and polarizing effect