Lincoln's Last Breath

 

On April 15, 1865 at 7:22 am, President Lincoln took his last breath. At that moment, a woman, Elizabeth L.C. Dixon was holding Mary Lincoln's hand. Who was she and why was she there? Very little was known about her. But recently Elizabeth L.C. Dixon's grandson's granddaughter discovered a collection of lost family papers - letters, diaries and keepsakes that retrace this woman's friendship with the Lincolns. A friendship that began during their first days in Washington until their last. It is a sweet story of an unknown friendship between Mary Lincoln and her friend, Elizabeth L.C. Dixon, and their journey offers a glimpse into the lives of the Lincolns from a new vantage point.