Apparently, the Grants were invited to go to the theater with the Lincolns, but declined since Mrs. Grant didn't like Mrs. Lincoln. Had he gone with the President, he would probably have been accompanied by several guards which would have made it much more difficult for Booth to murder Lincoln.
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