TONIGHT: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (9pm on PBS)

You can try keeping up with the current President at his press conference at 8pm, or you could journey back to a time when leaders didn’t have Twitter feeds, BlackBerries or, in President Lincoln’s case, much personal security. PBS’s American Experience series consults the experts (including Team of Rivals author and historian hotshot Doris Kearns Goodwin) and walks us through tiny details known about John Wilkes Booth and Abe’s last day. Geek out over the historical renactments, and appreciate how Lincoln’s death created the myth that President Obama so famously studies today.