Following Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the Lincoln Chair was seized as evidence by the federal government and remained in Secretary of War Edwin Stanton’s office for at least two years. Our best period images of the chair come from its time in Stanton’s office.

The Ford’s Theatre rocking chair in which Abraham Lincoln was sitting when he was shot has a permanent home in our With Liberty and Justice for All exhibit. Take a journey through the chair’s history and learn how it came to represent freedom and personal sacrifice.

President Abraham Lincoln was sitting in this rocking chair during a production of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., when he was assassinated on April 14, 1865.

Apr 15, 2015 · It's stained, torn and isolated behind glass - but this certain chair holds a significant place in our country's history.

Apr 14, 2021 · (WXYZ) — Sunday marks the 159th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. He was shot sitting in a chair at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, and died just a day later....

When President Abraham Lincoln relaxed in this silk upholstered rocking chair on April 14, 1865, his Washington theatre box seemed like a safe and comfortable place. To his right sat his wife Mary, leaning close and laughing at the actor onstage below.

Apr 12, 2015 · The night of April 14, 1865, during a performance of "Our American Cousin," John Wilkes Booth would gain access to the president's box, point a pistol at Lincoln's head and fire the shot that...

Apr 15, 2015 · Lincoln’s rocking chair After the president arrived at Ford’s Theatre and acknowledged the audience, he rested his gangly frame in a high-backed, walnut rocking chair upholstered in a plush...

Apr 9, 2015 · As every school child knows, President Abraham Lincoln was sitting in the comfortable chair at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., when he was shot by John Wilkes Booth on the evening of April...

Jan 23, 2025 · One such artifact is the chair once occupied by the esteemed President Abraham Lincoln. This iconic piece of furniture is not merely a chair; it embodies the complexities of American history and the legacy of a leader who navigated the nation through its darkest hours.