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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 6 Jul 2017

    Lincoln conspirators Herold and Atzerodt prepared for hanging, today 1865: #LOCpic.twitter.com/oL5aLWsqqp

    9:16 PM - 6 Jul 2017
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      1. Pam Martella Shaouy‏ @PamMartella 6 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Wow. 1865 wasn't THAT long ago. How could we evolve so much so quickly, only to devolve so much so quickly in 6 months?

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      2. ian c. malcolm‏ @iancmalcolm 6 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Is that Amelia Earhart in the background?

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      1. rrlse‏ @priusport 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Assassinations change history. Well worth it for the conspirators. We have never recovered from this one.

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      1. M.-E. Morales 🐘‏ @mare_pear 6 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        What do you think Lincoln would say about our current WH occupant, Michael?

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      1. Rarian Rakista  🦊‏ @rarianrakista 6 Jul 2017
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        Traitors.

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      1. Scott Smith‏ @scottinclearh2o 7 Jul 2017
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        Has the US ever executed a president for treason?

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      1. Rick Blaine‏ @dukeofearl222 6 Jul 2017
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        I'd hang for a Lincoln:pic.twitter.com/yLcNFek7O5

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      1. Robin Stanley‏ @Rasta1619 6 Jul 2017
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        That's a very clear photo.

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      1. Michael‏ @NCSU84 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Good

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      1. JWallace‏ @Jwallace2627 6 Jul 2017
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        After a 7 week trial and appeal process. #veryswiftjustice.

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      1. bradkansas‏ @travelerbrad 6 Jul 2017
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        Really unsettling! I could have done without the imagery!

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      1. John Schmitt‏ @JohnSchmitt18 6 Jul 2017
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        An executioner dressed in white.

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      1. Tom Riley‏ @ThomasKRiley 6 Jul 2017
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        That's why Atzerodt isn't a common boy name now

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      1. Daniel Moran‏ @dpmoran1962 6 Jul 2017
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        ...He'd be paroled for helping quell a Yellow Fever epidemic there in the 1870s.

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      1. Daniel Moran‏ @dpmoran1962 6 Jul 2017
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        July 7, 1865. The four main co-conspirators, more to follow. Dr. Mudd would be sentenced to life at Dry Tortugas...

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      1. Vinny‏ @vinnyc101 6 Jul 2017
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        Expedited justice!

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      1. J2‏ @J2_0 6 Jul 2017
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        The nooses are at the sides. Quick death.

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