Which television journalist is a descendant of a co-conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln? A - Ted Koppel
B - Sam Donaldson
C - Roger Mudd
D - David Brinkley
Answer: C - Roger Mudd Dr. Samuel Mudd was a physician who was imprisoned for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. After fatally shooting Lincoln, Booth escaped to Mudd's home for surgery on his fractured leg. Dr. Mudd was found guilty of aiding and conspiring in the murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment, but was later pardoned by President Andrew Johnson. Samuel Mudd is the origin of the phrase "Your name is mud." Roger Mudd, the Emmy Award-winning television journalist is a descendant of the doctor. Roger Mudd died last month at the age of 93.