The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Written, Produced and Directed by Barak Goodman; Narrated by Chris Cooper

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Synopsis:
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC. Over the next twelve days, as a fractured nation mourned, the largest manhunt ever attempted closed in on his assassin, the twenty-six-year-old renowned actor, John Wilkes Booth. American Experience interviews the nation’s foremost Lincoln scholars as they recount a great American drama: two tumultuous months when the joy of peace was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln’s death.

Reviews:
“a spell-binding narrative, penetrating in its calculations about the character of the assassin, John Wilkes Booth -- actor, charmer and embittered son of the Confederacy. Many more programs about Lincoln will be airing during this year's bicentennial celebration of his birth. They'll have a job topping the impact of this one.”
-Dorothy Rabinowitz, Wall Street Journal