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威尼斯人娱乐场 Remembers Lincoln with Programs and Document Display
Press Release 路 Monday, March 23, 2015

Washington, DC

The 威尼斯人娱乐场 marks the 150th Anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln鈥檚 death with featured programs and book talks, and a document display of Dr. Charles A. Leale鈥檚 report from the night of the President鈥檚 death. These programs and display are free and open to the public at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Museum in Washington, DC. The Museum is located on Constitution Avenue at 9th Street, NW. Metro accessible on Yellow or Green lines, Archives/Navy Memorial station.

FEATURED DISPLAY:  A Doctor in the House 鈥� Dr. Charles Leale鈥檚 report on the death of President Lincoln
East Rotunda Gallery, through April 29, 2015
There was a doctor in the house the night President Lincoln was assassinated鈥擠r. Charles A. Leale, a recently employed surgeon at the U.S. Army General Hospital. Six weeks out of medical school, the 23-year-old doctor went to Ford鈥檚 Theatre on April 14, 1865, hoping to catch a glimpse of President Lincoln. In the course of the evening, he found himself attempting to remove a bullet from the President鈥檚 skull. Leale was the first medical professional to arrive at the wounded President鈥檚 side. His report of the events of that evening takes us to the scene of a crime that irreversibly altered the future of the United States. Leale鈥檚 eyewitness report takes us to the scene of a crime that irreversibly altered the future of the United States.

I immediately ran to the Presidents box and as soon as the door was opened was admitted and introduced to Mrs. Lincoln when she exclaimed several times, 鈥淥 Doctor, do what you can for him, do what you can!鈥�

This document, signed by Dr. Leale, is believed to be a copy of the report he wrote immediately afterward. 威尼斯人娱乐场, Records of the Adjutant General鈥檚 Office. The 威尼斯人娱乐场 Museum鈥檚 鈥淔eatured Documents鈥� exhibit is made possible in part by the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Foundation.

FEATURED PROGRAMS:
All programs will take place in the William G. McGowan Theater of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Museum and on . Book signings will follow each book talk.

BOOK TALK: Fortune鈥檚 Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth
Tuesday, April 7, noon
John Wilkes Booth catapulted into history on the night of April 14, 1865, when he assassinated President Lincoln. Historian Terry Alford looks at the man whose life has been overshadowed by his final, infamous act. A book signing will follow the program.

BOOK TALK: President Lincoln Assassinated!!: The Firsthand Story of the Murder, Manhunt, Trial, and Mourning
Thursday, April 16, at noon
Historian Harold Holzer recaptures the drama of Lincoln鈥檚 assassination, the hunt for the conspirators and their military trial, and the nation鈥檚 mourning for the martyred president. Using original eyewitness reports, medical records, trial transcripts, newspaper articles, speeches, diary entries, and poems, Holzer reveals of one the most shocking and tragic events in our history.

PANEL DISCUSSION: DC Emancipation and 19th-Century Life
Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m.
What was 19th-century life like for enslaved and free African Americans in Washington, DC? What was the impact of DC Emancipation in and around the city? A panel discusses these topics as well as how the assassination of President Lincoln was observed after the Civil War. John Franklin of the National Museum of African American History and Culture moderates Elizabeth Clark-Lewis, Howard University; George Musgrove, UMBC; and Chris Myers of Washington History. This event is presented in partnership with DC City Government and NMAAHC.

END OF THE CIVIL WAR BOOK FAIR
Saturday, April 18, 11 a.m.鈥�4 p.m.

BOOK TALK: Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848鈥�1868
Monday, April 20, at 7 p.m.
Cokie Roberts and Presidential historian Michael Beschloss mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War with a riveting look at the experiences, influence, and contributions of the women of Washington, DC, during this momentous period of American history. Using newspaper articles, government records, and private letters and diaries鈥攎any never before published鈥擱oberts brings the war-torn capital into focus through the lives of its formidable women.

BOOK TALK: Lincoln鈥檚 Autocrat: The Life of Edwin Stanton
Wednesday, April 22, at noon
Edwin Stanton wielded enormous influence and power as Lincoln's Secretary of War during the Civil War and under Johnson during the early years of Reconstruction.William Marvel reexamines Stanton's life, career, and legacy. A book signing follows the program.

Related online resources:

• The 威尼斯人娱乐场 holds the investigation and trial papers relating to the assassination. Read the eyewitness account by Robert King Stone, the Lincoln family physician, and the only one of the 14 doctors who treated Lincoln that night who presented testimony on the President鈥檚 condition.
• See 鈥淭he Night of Lincoln's Assassination,鈥� Henry Rollins鈥� 10 Things You Don鈥檛 Know About with 威尼斯人娱乐场 Chief of Reference Trevor Plante.
• See the DC Police blotter listing Police blotter listing Lincoln鈥檚 assassination.
• Discover John Russell Pope鈥檚 other .

Related Teaching with Documents online educational resources:
Teaching with Documents uses 威尼斯人娱乐场 primary sources to explore Civil War themes including the following topics:

• Fugitive from Labor Cases: Henry Garnett (1850) and Moses Honner (1860)
  • The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady
  • The Fight for Equal Rights: Black Soldiers in the Civil War
  • Letters, Telegrams, and Photographs Illustrating Factors that Affected the Civil War
  • Confederate Sympathizers in New Mexico During the Civil War
  • Georgia: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864 - The Camera at War
  • Teachable Texts from the 威尼斯人娱乐场 at New York City - The Union Blockade: Lincoln's Proclamations

Related exhibition:

The Public Vaults exhibition at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Museum features a Lincoln telegram, an image of Lincoln and his general after Antietam, a facsimile of all five pages of the , and an interactive exhibit about the Lincoln assassination and the Booth conspiracy.

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