Topic: Ulysses S Grant

Paul Serup outlines the broader scope of the 1865 assassination plot, which targeted Vice President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of State William Seward, and General Ulysses S. Grant alongside Lincoln. He notes that Seward narrowly survived a stabbing attempt due to a neck brace from a previous carriage accident. The guest argues these coordinated attacks were a last-ditch effort to throw the United States government into total chaos.