Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly (and Martin Dugard) March 13, 2014

Date: 3/13/14                                                           Hostess:  Michelle Smith

Rating ****1/2        

Attendees: Janna, Lori, Nan, Cheryl, Mary Margaret, Myra, Emily, Amy, Pam, Pat

Notes:

Lincoln was the first American president to be assasignated. 

JWB was a very high profile actor with status of current day George Clooney or Brad Pitt (and he had similar political platform and personal views).

Many similarities between murders of Lincoln and Kennedy starting with the zealot personalities of their murderers, and ending with where they were one month prior to their murders (Lincoln "in" Monroe, Maryland and Kennedy "in" Marilyn Monroe) - "Quote of the night".

Lincoln seemed morose from the very beginning of the book, almost like he expected that he would be killed in the near future.

We were shocked at the lack of security at the theatre on the night of Lincoln's murder.

We discussed how polarizing the author of the book, Bill O'Reilly, was to many of us.  One of our members who began the book on audiotape wasn't able to continue listening due to his abrasive style.