Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including My First Million, Lex Fridman Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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David RubensteinAmerican businessman, co-founder of private equity firm The Carlyle Group, philanthropist and principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles
Rubenstein argues that had Ulysses S. Grant attended Ford's Theatre, his military aides would likely have prevented Booth from reaching Lincoln.
“Probably John Wilkes Booth would not have gotten into that presidential box, because there would've been a lot of military A's”
My First Million: David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500B (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 42:15
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- My First Million · 1 episode
- Lex Fridman Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500BMy First Million · Sep 14, 2026 · 47 min
Sam Parr interviews Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein about building a $500 billion private equity firm, missing out on Amazon, historic documents and American history.
#499 – Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & LeeLex Fridman Podcast · Jul 28, 2026 · 3 h 53 min
Lex Fridman and historian Gary Gallagher discuss the American Civil War: slavery as its cause, Lincoln, Grant, Lee, key battles, the Lost Cause, and today's divisions.