WI Grant murdered April 1865?

WI Grant were with Lincoln in the box and Booth had 2 guns or had heard of his change of plans and found competent fellow traitor to murder him?

Who is President in 1869?

By the way were Andrew Johnson removed from office would Wade have a shot of staying President?
 
Had Grant been there the sentry would never have dared slip off for a drink or whatever it was. Booth would never have got in.

As to Wade, had Grant not been available they'd have nominated another well-known General - Sherman if he would accept it, or maybe Sheridan or Admiral Farragut. They wouldn't have gone for an accidental President of a few days standing.
 
Had Grant been there the sentry would never have dared slip off for a drink or whatever it was. Booth would never have got in.

As to Wade, had Grant not been available they'd have nominated another well-known General - Sherman if he would accept it, or maybe Sheridan or Admiral Farragut. They wouldn't have gone for an accidental President of a few days standing.

Grant also had a competent bodyguard with
him who would not have left the Presidental
box to go off & watch the play as the jerk
who was assigned to Lincoln did(arrrrgh!)
Grant also said he would have heard Booth
coming in & stopped him; in fact for the rest
of his life Grant lamented that if he'd been
there Lincoln would not have been killed. I
tend to agree; & think Grant would also have
survived & Booth would have been captured.
Grant this would still have been alive in 1868
& thus, as IOTL, been elected President.
 
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