Saturday, February 8, 2014

Eyewitness to Lincoln assassination on "I Have A Secret"

From 1956.  The gentleman was 96 at the time, and was 5 years old in 1865.



And he was paid cash for the appearance (you can see it at the end) and given tobacco for his pipe.  Different world.

5 comments:

  1. Kansas ScoutFebruary 8, 2014 at 1:56 PM

    I wonder if his story has been verified?

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  2. BorepatchFebruary 8, 2014 at 2:38 PM

    Kansas Scout, the Government wouldn't let it on TV it it weren't true!

    ;-)

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  3. libertymanFebruary 8, 2014 at 3:15 PM

    Just finished Nora Titones's book : "My Thoughts be Bloody" about the Booth brothers and family.
    Excellent book.

    Amazing how close we can be to history.

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  4. AlanFebruary 8, 2014 at 4:25 PM

    The set covered in cigarette ads looks more like a NASCAR event than a game show.

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  5. DorsaiFebruary 9, 2014 at 2:53 AM

    Different world indeed. YouTube has many clips from these old game shows, I'm rather fond of What's My Line. There a civility, a sense of dignity, that makes me a bit wistful.

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