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Abraham Lincoln Anecdotes
USINFO | 2013-09-16 14:47
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865): On the fatal night, April 14, 1865, Lincoln did not want to go to the theater. He had seen the play, Our American Cousin, once before and was not anxious to see it again. He tried to get out of going, but Mrs. Lincoln had her heart set on it. “It has been advertised that we will be there,” Lincoln told White House guard Colonel William H. Crook, “and I cannot disappoint the people. Otherwise I would not go. I do not want to go.” As he left, he said, “Good-bye, Crook.” This puzzled the guard. Ordinarily the President said, “Good night.”
