{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Night Lincoln Was Shot\u2026 and Everyone Was Drinking","description":"April 14, 1865. Five days after the Civil War effectively ended, Abraham Lincoln went to Ford's Theatre expecting a night of laughter. Washington, D.C. was in full celebration mode. Saloons were packed. Victory drinks were flowing. And next door to the theater, at the crowded Star Saloon, two men connected to history\u2019s most infamous crime moved through the same room: Lincoln\u2019s bodyguard and his killer, John Wilkes Booth. This week on A Drinking Story, we examine how alcohol didn\u2019t cause the assassination\u2014but helped create the conditions around it. From Booth\u2019s heavy brandy habit, to a policeman drinking instead of guarding the President, to a co-conspirator who got drunk and lost his nerve, this is the story of one of America\u2019s darkest nights through the lens of what everyone was drinking.  A Drinking Story \u2014 when history was drunk, and what they were drinking when they were. &amp;nbsp;  Sources &amp;amp; Further Reading   Ford\u2019s Theatre. History of Ford\u2019s Theatre \/ Lincoln\u2019s Assassination. https:\/\/fords.org\/lincolns-assassination\/history-of-fords-theatre\/  Smithsonian Magazine. Lincoln\u2019s Missing Bodyguard. https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/lincolns-missing-bodyguard-12932069\/ Oakland University Digital Collections. Archival PDF Collection Related to Lincoln Assassination Era Sources. https:\/\/digitalcollections.library.oakland.edu\/files\/original\/26011c0b48717f53765b209aa645cf76d504bc4f.pdf Playbill. The Night Lincoln Was Shot: Minute by Minute Backstage with John Wilkes Booth at Ford\u2019s Theatre. https:\/\/playbill.com\/article\/the-night-lincoln-was-shot-minute-by-minute-backstage-with-john-wilkes-booth-at-fords-theatre-com-346483 National Park Service. Ford\u2019s Theatre Frequently Asked Questions. https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/foth\/learn\/historyculture\/faq-fords-theatre.htm  History.com. What Lincoln Said in His Final Speech. https:\/\/www.history.com\/articles\/what-lincoln-said-in-his-final-speech NAACP. Legislative Milestones: Voting Rights Act of 1965. https:\/\/naacp.org\/find-resources\/history-explained\/legislative-milestones\/voting-rights-act-1965\/  ","author_name":"A Drinking Story","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/612075","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41015115\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41015115"}