Author James L. Swanson to Appear on Inside Media Program
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following advisory is being issued by the Newseum:
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WHAT: A new exhibit at the Newseum reveals how Lincoln's death and the hunt for his killer marked a turning point in how news was reported. New York Times best-selling author and Lincoln scholar, James L. Swanson will talk about the chase for John Wilkes Booth through the streets, swamps and forests of the Washington, D.C. area as part of the Newseum's discussion series Inside Media. Swanson will be available for media interviews following the program.
WHO: James L. Swanson, author and Lincoln scholar
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009
WHERE:
Newseum
Knight Television Studio
555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
BACKGROUND: The exhibit was created in collaboration with James L. Swanson, Edgar Award-winning author of the New York Times best-seller "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer," and features 40 artifacts and documents from Swanson's personal collection, many of which are being displayed publicly for the first time. Artifacts on display include an original Ford's Theatre playbill for "Our American Cousin," the play Lincoln was attending the night John Wilkes Booth shot him; an original poster advertising a $100,000 reward for the capture of the assassins; rare newspaper extra editions reporting the assassination; mourning memorabilia that marked the nation's sense of loss; and a decorative flagpole that adorned Lincoln's catafalque. Two priceless artifacts -- a fragment from the dress worn by "Our American Cousin" lead actress Laura Keene and stained with Lincoln's blood, and a lock of Lincoln's hair framed with flowers from his coffin -- will join the exhibit for a limited time beginning April 14, the 144th anniversary of the assassination of President Lincoln.
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