On the day of Lincoln's visit to Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth arranged for a fellow conspirator, Lewis Powell, to attack Secretary of State William H. Seward simultaneously. Booth also secured a horse for his escape and coordinated the timing of the attack to coincide with the performance of "Our American Cousin," ensuring that the theater would be filled and that he could make his escape unnoticed after shooting Lincoln. Additionally, he had scouted the theater and identified the location of Lincoln's box for the best opportunity to carry out his plan.
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It was John Wilkes Booth that killed him.
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John Wilkes Booth was not welcome at Fords Theater.
On the day of Lincoln's visit to Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth made specific arrangements to ensure his plan would succeed. He secured a private box for the president by contacting the theatre manager and ensured that the box would be occupied by Lincoln during the performance. Booth also arranged for a getaway horse to be waiting outside after the assassination, allowing him to escape quickly. Additionally, he coordinated the timing of the assassination to coincide with the climax of the play, "Our American Cousin."
The stairway was unguarded and Booth, being an actor, was familiar with the layout of the theater.
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About 10:30 A.M. on the morning of April 14, 1865, a White House messenger arrived at Ford's Theatre. He indicated that the Lincolns wanted to reserve the State Box for the evening performance. The Lincolns had chosen to go to Ford's. In the next hour Booth stopped by Ford's to pick up his mail. While there he learned from Harry Clay Ford that the Lincolns and Grants (who did not go) would be attending the evening performance of Our American Cousin.
John Wilkes Booth killed him in ford's theater.