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A German immigrant, Atzerodt was involved in Booth’s 1864 plot to kidnap Lincoln. On April 14, 1865, when Booth charged him with assassinating Vice President Andrew Johnson, Atzerodt refused. Booth threatened to turn him in if he did not comply. Atzerodt did not go through with the assassination, but was incriminated by letters found in Booth’s room. He was eventually executed for his involvement in the assassination plot.
George Atzerodt Quotes in Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
The Chasing Lincoln’s Killer quotes below are all either spoken by George Atzerodt or refer to George Atzerodt. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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All Atzerodt had to do was knock on his door and the moment Johnson opened it, plunge the knife into his chest or shoot him dead. Compared with the challenges that faced Booth and Powell, Atzerodt had the easiest job of all. But that night, Johnson escaped death. Atzerodt could not do it. He drank in the hotel lobby, and the more he drank, the worse the plan sounded. He did not knock on Andrew Johnson's door. He left the bar and walked out. Abandoning his mission, Atzerodt got on his horse and rode away. He wasn't sure what to do next.
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George Atzerodt Quotes in Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
The Chasing Lincoln’s Killer quotes below are all either spoken by George Atzerodt or refer to George Atzerodt. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 4
Quotes
All Atzerodt had to do was knock on his door and the moment Johnson opened it, plunge the knife into his chest or shoot him dead. Compared with the challenges that faced Booth and Powell, Atzerodt had the easiest job of all. But that night, Johnson escaped death. Atzerodt could not do it. He drank in the hotel lobby, and the more he drank, the worse the plan sounded. He did not knock on Andrew Johnson's door. He left the bar and walked out. Abandoning his mission, Atzerodt got on his horse and rode away. He wasn't sure what to do next.
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