'I've Got A Secret' - Samuel J. Seymour (1956)

Samuel James Seymour was the last surviving person who had been in Ford's Theatre the night of the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 and appeared on the I've got a secret TV show in 1956.

[@Trim1013]

You can tell this man was suffering. He was way too old. It’s also crazy how this was the year he died.

[@BennettChazen]

He died 63 days later I think

[@purplecubeman01]

To sit down and have an in-depth interview with this man would be incredibly fascinating.

[@SaboSays]

God Bless James Seymour. "He fell down the stairs and gave himself a shiner, but he's still here and said he wouldn't miss it no matter what" It would be easy to say "Fuck this, I'm too sore" but this man said "I have an important story to tell, I need to tell the history"

[@linkheroofspiritsakatrains4812]

Samuel James

[@Trim1013]

Samuel

[@freeNsaved]

I was just about to turn 5 when this aired 1956 My grandad was born in 1863 Truly these years and including (the American Civil War wasn’t that long ago as my son says)

[@FelixAriston303]

oh man

[@amehak1922]

Fascinating is an understatement.

[@marcstevens3761]

I agree. Aside from being on a game show, what He had to say should be shown in classrooms for the kiddies to actually See somebody actually affiliated with Lincoln instead of only showing photos & telling history on him. This Guy actually brings Abe to life & makes it all that more interesting..

[@gge.2532]

Agree. They gave away too much information to start. Love this piece of history.

[@Jay_AL.]

😂 no they didn't

[@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus]

Bless him. I hope he felt better as the days went by.

[@opg_kingxrillzown90s29]

He was 5 when he saw Abraham Lincoln was shot he was born on 1860 Lincoln was shot in 1865

[@purplecowsparkles]

The poor guy, that must have been horrifying

[@kevinmiller6324]

@@purplecowsparkles I know I would be.

[@Vanderyn]

Bangs his head. Comes anyway. What a chad.

[@airborne8145]

It's a shame things aren't as humble. & quite simple nowadays as they were back then. Too much complicity

[@nerd7387]

pardon me dear sir but may i know what is it that you find complicated in the 2020's compared to the 60's ?

[@dougr.6734]

@@nerd7387 society is in a nosedive if you haven't noticed. It started in the 1960's.

[@alexmccart2566]

​@@nerd7387 pretty much anything and everything.

[@nerd7387]

@@alexmccart2566 it's been over an year since my original comment My perception of the world has changed I completely agree with you.

[@theEsperantist]

A very impressive panel. Kudos.

[@TheClanBlade]

It still fascinates me that TV shows were sponsored by cigarette companies back then (Winston).

[@desertbutt]

100 years from now people will look at candy & soda the same way.

[@Pablopicasssoo]

That’s my name btw

[@jacobburtonswfc]

Absolutely amazing, shows anything is possible

[@neverforever4787]

working on my family tree at the moment and found out a (very) distant cousin of mine married this guy's sister.

[@timothy468]

Hah well when I was working on my family tree it told me I was Abraham Lincolns cousin, 14 times removed. 😂

[@MsHillsdale]

That's amazing

[@dakotalovett2450]

Amazing stuff; ranks right up there with the fact that as of 2024 a grandson of John Tyler (10th president 1841-1845) is still alive in his nineties in Virginia! You can’t make this stuff up!

[@Mason879]

This is absolutely amazing. God bless Mr Seymour for sharing his story. Also, how mad to see them smoking on tv.

[@njatty]

Garry Moore died of emphysema at age 78.

[@alexmccart2566]

Ehh everyone smoked just be glad children weren't there.

[@genesisparras9557]

try riding an airplane that time. business class literally smoking hot haha

[@craigbartek2486]

You saw who the program sponsor was, right?

[@David-kv9yh]

Wonder if they gave him Turtle Wax, Rice-A-Roni or a copy of I've Got A Secret home game as a parting gift....

[@martqbd]

He got a Prince Albert in a can. R.J reynolds was the sponsor. They usually gave a carton of winston but he smoked a pipe.

[@bluebear1985]

​@@martqbd If Prince Albert was in a can, they needed to let him out. 😁 Sorry, couldn't resist.

[@carmenroffa]

Wow what a man !! This id real history

[@stevehart155]

What was Matt Damon doing there as a panelist ;)

[@Kid0f89_official_01]

Surely Matt Damon wasn't born then...

[@morrit33]

19 in 2024 bangs head, 3 weeks off. 👁️👄👁️ 96 in 1956 bangs head, still rocks on🗿🗿

[@Burger12981]

The crazy thing is that he saw abraham lincoln's death when he was 5

[@TheClanBlade]

Unfortunately he died 2 months and 3 days after the broadcast.

[@spiceman7982]

i cant find the full clip of this where the hosts mentions that he was offering Samuel some pipe tobacco since he only smokes a pipe.

[@FrancisWallerston]

He's was about the same age as Arthur Morgan

[@deepworld7]

Vsauce sent me here.

[@marekleszkiewicz8104]

I gave it a 667th thumb up... i spoiled it, but its spooky anyway... Ubelievable record! Greetings from PL.

[@Jay_AL.]

Shut up fool 😂 speak English

[@jeanitasykescoaching]

Did he fall and bang his head? 🤔 Miracle he managed not to break a bone....

[@Gardeniableed]

Im the only one that sees a resemblance between the player and zodiac's police sketch?

[@africanmate8036]

yes

[@pacodelazyfucc6344]

no

[@mattfoley4654]

maybe

[@opg_kingxrillzown90s29]

Idk

[@purplecowsparkles]

Uhhh I guess

[@tonyb83812]

Boffum

[@giantjuggernaut]

This is mind blowing . Pun intended.

[@hoolyman]

Is it just me... is that Lady Gaga 🙈

[@TheBigENN]

am i the only one who thinks the appropriate reaction should have been: holy shit or woow?

[@lennynull-funf-zehn5416]

Think about it, this was "only" 90 years after Lincoln was assassinated. For them the civil war was as many years ago as ww2 is to us now. It only seems so crazy to us because nowadays enough time has passed for it to be considered ancient history

[@user-xs1zp5fk2h]

No I was also surprised when the lady started smiling that she got the answer