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John Wilkes Booth and the Question of Motivation

How do we really know for sure what motivated John Wilkes Booth? Barry Rubin raises some troubling questions: John Wilkes Booth opened fire on President Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre in April 1865, the media was puzzled. Full Article at The Atlantic

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  1. MT. PLEASANT, SC - JUNE 1: Seon Hwa Lee of South Korea (R) chats with her caddie John Wilkes on the 18th hole during the final round of the Ginn Tribute at RiverTowne Country Club June 1, 2008 in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
  2. This image provided by the Raab Collection shows a letter President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a boy whose friends didn't believe he had met the commander in chief. The letter is being sold in Philadelphia for $60,000.
  3. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: A hearse for Pfc. Michael S. Pearson sits outside the funeral home at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Former Senator Edward William Brooke (R-MA) speaks underneath a statue of Abraham Lincoln during a ceremony to honor Brooke with the Congressional Gold Medal in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  5. Auctioneer Francis Wahlgren conducts an auction for a rare manuscript of US President Abraham Lincoln's 1864 reelection victory speech (bottom L), calling on the country to unite amid civil war in 1864, at Christie's in New York, February 12, 2009.
  6. US President Barack Obama addresses the 102nd Abraham Lincoln Association Banquet in Springfield, Illinios, February 12, 2009.
  7. US President Barack Obama stands during the National Anthem during the Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, February 12, 2009. The event celebrates the 200th anniversary of former US President Abraham Lincoln's birth.
  8. PHILADELPHIA - JANUARY 17: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama speaks at a gathering of supporters before embarking on a whistle-stop train trip to Washington beginning at the 30th Street Station on January 17, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  9. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 17: President Elect Barack Obama (R) greets Amtrak employess after getting off their train at Union Station January 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama has been traveling today by train from Philadelphia and Baltimore, before ending the trip in the nation's capitol.

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