First Lady Facts You Would Never Expect

Julia Grant Told Her Husband Not To Go To The Ford Theatre

Julia Grant, husband of President Ulysses S. Grant, was suspicious of an invitation to see a play at Ford's Theatre with President Lincoln. She asked Ulysses not to go and the couple stayed home. That decision may have saved Ulysses's life. He was not a president at the time but would later become the 18th president.