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� John Wilkes Booth
had gathered a small band of conspirators because Booth planned
not only to murder Lincoln but to murder
Vice President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of State Seward,
and General Ulysses S. Grant. He planned to decapitate
the entire United States government,
if he could do it
had gathered a small band of conspirators because Booth planned
not only to murder Lincoln but to murder
Vice President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of State Seward,
and General Ulysses S. Grant. He planned to decapitate
the entire United States government,
if he could do it
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‐ John Wilkes Booth
had gathered a small band
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of conspirators
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because Booth planned
not only to murder Lincoln
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but to murder
Vice President Andrew Johnson,
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Secretary of State Seward,
and General Ulysses S. Grant.
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He planned to decapitate
the entire
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United States government,
if he could do it.
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Movie Summary
The documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.