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John WilkesBooth's three co-conspirators were <nowiki>[[Lewis Powell (conspirator)|Lewis Powell]] and [[David Herold]]</nowiki>, who were assigned to kill <nowiki>[[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[William H. Seward]], and [[George Atzerodt]]</nowiki> who was tasked to kill <nowiki>[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Andrew Johnson]]</nowiki>. By simultaneously eliminating the top three people in the administration, Booth and his co-conspirators hoped to [[Decapitation strike|sever the continuity of the United States government.
John Wilkes Booth and three co-conspirators were who were assigned to simultaneously eliminating the top three people in the administration, Booth and his co-conspirators hoped to [[Decapitation strike|sever the continuity of the United States government.