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William H. Crook
William Henry Crook (1839–1915), a veteran of the Union army and the Washington Police Force, served twelve US presidents as a bodyguard, clerk, and disbursing officer. Crook was a member of the Wh...view moreWilliam Henry Crook (1839–1915), a veteran of the Union army and the Washington Police Force, served twelve US presidents as a bodyguard, clerk, and disbursing officer. Crook was a member of the White House staff for fifty years and revealed in his memoirs that Abraham Lincoln, for three straight nights leading up to his fateful visit to Ford’s Theatre, dreamed of being assassinated.view less
Books by William H. Crook
Through Five Administrations: Reminiscences of Colonel William H. Crook, Body-Guard to President Lincoln