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Infamous America

BOOTH Ep. 3 | "Enemies, Foreign and Domestic"

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime, History

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Booth and Herold continue to flee south and arrive at the farm of Dr. Samuel Mudd. Mudd gives them aid, but then learns about the assassination and forces them to leave. In Washington, President Lincoln passes away and grief spreads across the nation. For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Fever tree Mediterranean tonic water

0:02.9

Pfft!

0:03.9

Made with zesty lemon time from a small family farm in Provoz

0:08.7

and essential oils from herbs that grow in the Mediterranean sunshine.

0:13.5

So, if three quarters of your G&T is a Fever tree tonic,

0:18.8

maybe it's time to call it a T&G.

0:22.4

Fever tree. Mix with the best.

0:26.9

Whew, that takes me straight to the mad.

0:40.9

On the night of April 14th, 1865,

0:44.4

the war department moved its headquarters to the back parlor

0:47.4

of William Peterson's home for all intents and purposes.

0:51.4

That was where war secretary Edwin Stanton conducted business.

0:55.4

President Lincoln lay dying in a bedroom a few feet away

0:58.8

and Stanton methodically organized the military

1:01.5

and civilian law enforcement to find the president's killer.

1:06.0

He dropped an avalanche of orders on his assistance.

1:09.2

They burned up the telegraph line sending instructions

1:12.4

and news reports all over the country.

1:15.5

Stanton sent guards to the homes of every member of the cabinet.

1:19.2

He ordered military units to kick it into high gear,

1:22.4

double the guards, man every gun, put the forts on high alert.

1:27.6

He shut down Washington City.

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