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Booth's conspirators: Lewis Powell, David Herold, John Surratt, George Atzerodt, Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlen
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Booth puts together a plan to kidnap Lincoln
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Lincoln's speech makes Booth mad
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The Grand Illumination
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Booth gathers his group members at the Herndon House Hotel to plan to kill Lincoln.
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Booth plans another mission to kill the government's top leaders such as Vice President Johnson, President Lincoln, and Secretary of State Seward.
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Booth makes a plan on what and how he is going to kill Lincoln with
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"Legend has it that John Wilkes Booth was hiding outside in the shadows near the front door of Ford's as the presidential carriage rocked down the dirt street and slowed" (Swanson 33).
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Booth makes his way into Ford Theater
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"Invade the house, locate the secretary of state's bedroom, and kill the defenseless victim with pistol fire and, if necessary, a knife" (Swanson 47).
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Powell fights everyone is the house to get to the Secretary to kill him
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Powell attempts to kill Secretary but doesn't succed