1865 premieres June 18th.

April 15, 1865. President Lincoln is dead and the country in turmoil. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton takes control, determined to stop President Johnson from destroying Lincoln’s legacy.

Heavily researched, this historical political thriller podcast is an audio drama that explores America’s darkest hours. You will be astonished—and all of it is based on true events.

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President Lincoln is mortally wounded. The nation is under attack. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton takes control and tries to protect Vice President Andrew Johnson.

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Starring Jeremy Schwartz as Edwin Stanton.

Also featuring (in order of appearance):

Lindsay Graham (Abraham Lincoln)

Pam Dougherty (Actress 1)

Matthew Gray (Harry Hark)

Didi Archilla (Actress 2)

Montgomery Sutton (John Wilkes Booth)

Ian Ferguson (Major Thomas Eckert)

Taylor Harris (Soldier)

J. Michael Tatum (Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles)

Reed Birney (Senator John P. Hale)

Jessica Renee Russell (Lucy Hale)

Aaron Roberts (Marshal James McPhail)

R. Bruce Elliott (Vice President Andrew Johnson)

David Coffee (Doctor)

Created by Steven Walters and Erik Archilla

Written and directed by Steven Walters

Executive Producer: Lindsay Graham

Co-executive Producers: Erik Archilla, Robert McCollum and Steven Walters

Music and Sound Design by Lindsay Graham

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In Episode 1, we learn President Lincoln is mortally wounded and the nation is under attack. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton takes control and tries to protect Vice President Andrew Johnson.

In this Inside the Episode bonus feature, hear director and co-producer Robert McCollum interview the writers and co-producers Steven Walters and Erik Archilla about the true history behind the podcast.

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1865 is an Airship production. Support this show to get early, ad-free access to episodes and more.

To find out more about 1865, go to 1865podcast.com, or find us on Facebook and Twitter.

And if you like this show, please support it. Become a patron at Patreon.com/1865podcast.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.