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"Ford's Theatre. It's still a working theatre — they stage plays here year-round. The presidential box has been restored to look exactly like it did on April fourteenth, eighteen sixty-five. That night, Lincoln almost didn't come. He'd invited Ulysses Grant and his wife — but Julia Grant couldn't stand Mary Todd Lincoln and declined. Lincoln tried several other couples. Everyone said no."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at Ford's Theatre
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