Abraham Lincoln
Submitted by on January 1, 1998
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The 16th president of the United States of America was Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat...no, that's the wrong story. This ought to be the story of the tall bearded man from Illinois who led our great nation to freedom and unity. But his term was not all hunky-dory for the glory-boy.
When He was elected in 1860, not only did the south want to secede from the union of the United States, but Mrs. Mary-Todd Lincoln wanted to redecorate the White House. Mrs. Lincoln was a very odd (some might say disturbed) individual. She frequently was overcome with emotion over small things, and eventually drove most of the other political couples to want to avoid the Lincolns at all costs.
Abe and Mrs. Lincoln had four children. One died at a very young age back in Illinois. The other three were Robert, Willy, and Tad. Robert was in Harvard during the time when the...