But he was a descendant, direct or not I’m it sure, of Dr. Samuel Mudd who famously treated John Wilkes Booth’s broken leg suffered when he jumped from the balcony after killing Lincoln. Roger was a good one. RIP.Longtime news man Roger Mudd .who worked for CBS, NBC, and PBS over a lengthy career, died this week at 93 years old. For you old timers, he was no relation to Icky Mudd of Captain Midnight fame. However, both men had two dees in their last name.
It says a collateral descendant, meaning from a different branch of the family. However, the expression "your name is mud" comes from the same doctor whose guilt or innocence in the assassination aftermath was never firmly established. He was pardoned by President Johnson in 1869 but his reputation was destroyed. He was buried in the cemetery in back of the small church where he first met John Wilkes Booth.
I’d guess his relationship is either through a string of uncles or cousins.
When Walter Cronkite or Dan Rather interrupted the t.v. show we were watching a huge SHHHH went through the room bcus my parents knew something very important was abt to seen or heard.
I was going to remark that that name was a blast from the past, but he is from the 23rd century so that's out!
Lexington is beautiful, did the tour at VMI...
Very cool, I try to go back every year or so. Unbelievable cycling there.
