One way to prepare is by assembling a Disaster Supplies Kit. Once disaster hits, you won't have time to shop or search for supplies. But if you've gathered supplies in advance, your family can endure an evacuation (or home confinement). Gather the supplies that are listed.
Nixon, with sign, I am not a crook. On November 17, 1973, President Richard Nixon told 400 Associated Press managing editors that he had not profited from public service. I have earned every cent. And in all of my years in public life I have never obstructed justice.
The Assassination of the President. John Wilkes Booth leaps from the President's box at Ford's Theater after shooting Lincoln and stabbing Major Rathbone. On April 11, 1865, two days after Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Lincoln delivered a speech outlining his plans for peace and reconstruction. In the audience was John Wilkes Booth, a successful actor, born and raised in Maryland. Booth was a fervent believer in slavery and white supremacy.