Ford's Theater Video

Above, the front of Ford's Theater in 1982. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Last evening, I watched the following video on President Abraham Lincoln's assassination sites of Ford's Theater and the Peterson House.

I had visited both in June 1982 when I went to Washington, D.C. to attend a White House reception for the 1980 California Delegation to the Republican National Convention in which I was a delegate. 

The video shows what visitors can see in both locations. The displays at Ford's Theater are much more elaborate than when I visited. At the time of my visit, there wasn't as many displays. One display I saw was the suit Lincoln was wearing when he was shot. 

The Deringer pistol John Wilkes Booth used to shoot Lincoln is now on display at Ford's. I don't recall seeing it there in 1982. It was put on display there in 1940.

There were a few more displays at the Peterson House. Since it is a small place, there wasn't too many more. 

While watching the video, I was thinking that I should make a return trip to Washington. 

Here's the video: