Barbara Klein has more. The museum at Ford's Theatre was created to show Abraham Lincoln's life, and death,in Washington,D.C.

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Godwin's daughter, Barbara Ford, described her father as "hard as nails" but also said that he was really "a big softie".

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Mr Godwin's daughter Barbara Ford said she welcomed any further tributes to her father, who died suddenly in 1975 aged 63 while on a cycle ride.

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CNN's Barbara Starr, Dana Ford, Larry Shaughnessy and Steve Almasy contributed to this report.

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