 And what a story it is, folks. Good Friday of all days for this to happen. When he gets to the theater, 30 minutes late, the play stops. Hail to the Chief is played, and there's a thunderous ovation. America has finally been relieved of war, and the future beckons without it. And what a life that John Wilkes Booth lived. And what a decision to make. And he made it, thinking he was saving the country.