What were you doing when.....

[RJNorton]

Fascinating, Joe. The quirks of history. I have read that Lincoln had his head turned down away from the play looking at someone in the audience as Booth approached. I have wondered if Lincoln were looking straight at Harry Hawk, and Booth entered from the box 8 door (not the box 7 door) would Lincoln have seen the approaching Booth? Possibly Lincoln would have turned and maybe even started standing up. Maybe Booth's shot then hits Lincoln in a more benign spot. The what ifs...if Kennedy were not wearing the brace and Lincoln's head were turned more to the right. Perhaps history would still be as it is, but it's interesting to speculate.