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Why did John Wilkes Booth kill Abraham Lincoln?

A new book has shed light on Abraham Lincoln’s murderer, the infamous John Wilkes Booth. While ...

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15.15 5 Aug 2025


Why did John Wilkes Booth kill Abraham Lincoln?


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15.15 5 Aug 2025


A new book has shed light on Abraham Lincoln’s murderer, the infamous John Wilkes Booth.

While Booth is thought of as a crazed, lone killer, author Scott Ellsworth’s new book, ‘Midnight on the Potomac’, reveals the gunman’s true personality, and the political connections that fuelled Lincoln’s assassination.

Scott Elsworth is a New York Times best-selling author, writer and Historian, and he joins Seán to discuss.


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