Abraham Lincoln

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His only surviving child, Robert, served as Secretary of War from 1881 to 1885 Lincoln $200 J U.S. PRESIDENTS 2025-05-27 #50
John Bell beat John Breckinridge by 156 to win Virginia in 1860; not so surprisingly, this guy got only 1.1% of the state's vote Lincoln $600 J CLOSE STATES IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2024-05-16 #9104
According to Carl Sandburg, this jacked 6'4" skilled wrestler was known to taunt, "I'm the big buck of this lick" Lincoln $200 J PRESIDENTS NOT PRESIDENTING 2023-12-27 #9003
"You or any officer you may designate will, in your discretion, suspend the writ of habeas corpus" Lincoln $1,200 DJ PRESIDENTS' EXECUTIVE ORDERS 2023-10-12 #8949
"Don't swap horses in the middle of the stream" (1864) Abraham Lincoln $400 DJ PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS 2023-06-13 #8892
His second inaugural marked the first time African Americans had been included in the inaugural parade Lincoln $800 DJ PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS 2023-03-20 #8831
Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln $400 J THE PRESIDENT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE... 2023-01-06 #8780
"I do not expect the Union to be dissolved--I do not expect the house to fall--but I do expect it will cease to be divided" Lincoln $1,200 DJ CITING THE PRESIDENT 2018-07-17 #7807
This man "was a tall man, a lanky six-feet-four. he had to duck a little when coming through a door" Abraham Lincoln $200 J THE PRESIDENTIAL VERSE OF RICHARD ARMOUR 2017-07-10 #7571
The first born outside the original colonies, in 1809 Abraham Lincoln $1,000 J PRESIDENTS 101 2016-01-22 #7220
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Washington, D.C.) The Capitol dome was a late addition; this president was first inaugurated in front of anincomplete dome, but the dome was made whole during his time in office Abraham Lincoln $800 DJ PRESIDENTS 2015-06-11 #7089
Sinking Spring Farm, about 20 miles south of Fort Knox Lincoln $1,600 DJ THE PRESIDENT BORN IN... 2013-05-28 #6617
In the early 1860's, his dog Fidobecame the first presidential dog to be photographed Abraham Lincoln $200 J PRESIDENTIAL POOCHES 2013-03-01 #6555
1864:"Don't swap horses in the middle of the stream" (Abraham) Lincoln $200 J PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS 2012-06-01 #6390
1863 Lincoln $200 J PRESIDENT OF THE YEAR 2012-04-27 #6365
Carl Sandburg wrote 6 volumes on this president; the first 2 made up "The Prairie Years" Lincoln $400 DJ BOOKS ABOUT PRESIDENTS 2010-10-04 #5991
At the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois Lincoln $400 DJ PRESIDENTS AT REST 2009-12-25 #5820
After his tragic assassination, he was succeeded by Andrew Johnson Lincoln $800 DJ PRESIDENT & ACCOUNTED FOR 2009-07-16 #5739
This 16th pres. said about a lawyer, "He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met" Lincoln $800 J PRESIDENTIAL WIT 2008-12-01 #5576
On Oct. 15, 1860 11-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y. wrote him urging him to grow a beard; he did Abraham Lincoln $800 DJ PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES 2008-09-15 #5521
Had a Springfield in his step, look him up at his Gettysburg Address, enjoyed the theater a bit too much Abraham Lincoln $400 DJ DESCRIBING THE PRESIDENT 2008-02-11 #5396
Visiting what is now Hopewell, Va. in early April 1865, this man had a terrifying dream that he would be assassinated Lincoln $400 J HAIL TO THE CHIEF 2008-01-29 #5387
Tad, the son of this president, had a pair of goats as pets at the White House Lincoln $1,200 DJ PRESIDENTIAL FACTS 2008-01-25 #5385
He said a nation half-slave & half-free can't exist. I say he's wrong. I'm Stephen Douglas & I approved this message Lincoln $200 J RECENTLY DISCOVERED PRESIDENTIAL ADS 2007-10-25 #5319
Accused of being two-faced in a debate, this pres. said, "If I had another face, do you think I would wear this one?" Abraham Lincoln $1,600 DJ PRESIDENTIAL HUMOR 2007-06-22 #5260
"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery," said this pres., "I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally" Lincoln $200 J QUOTH THE PRESIDENT 2007-06-12 #5252
There were 5 living former presidents when this president was sworn in, none of whom was of his party Abraham Lincoln FJ 19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS 2007-05-16 #5233
Against bitterly divided Democrats, he won with the second-lowest percentage of the popular vote in history, 39.8% Abraham Lincoln FJ 19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS 2006-12-27 #5133
Many people claim to have seen a ghost in the White House bedroom named for this president Lincoln $200 J HAIL TO THE CHIEF 2006-09-26 #5067
was the first Republican president Lincoln $600 J THE U.S. PRESIDENT WHO... 2006-09-19 #5062
In 1865 he said, "Whenever I hear someone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally" Lincoln $200 J PRESIDENTIAL QUOTATIONS 2006-06-22 #5029
Springfield, Illinois Abraham Lincoln $200 J PRESIDENTIAL FINAL RESTING PLACES 2006-05-26 #5010
Has a state capital named for him Lincoln $800 DJ PRESIDENTS WHO DIED IN OFFICE 2005-12-09 #4890
Some historians call the election in which this man beat John Breckinridge the most important in U.S. history (Abraham) Lincoln DD $1,000 J PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2005-07-18 #4821
Some scholars believe he initially called off his marriage, as he'd fallen in love with a friend of the Todds Lincoln $200 J FRISKY PRESIDENTS 2005-05-19 #4779
"The ballot is stronger than the bullet" Lincoln $200 J THE PRESIDENT WHO SAID... 2005-03-29 #4742
His wife had many brothers in the Confederate Army, prompting some to question her loyalty to the Union Lincoln $600 J PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES 2005-03-10 #4729
In 1831 he settled in New Salem, Illinois, where he worked as a clerk in a general store for $15 a month (Abraham) Lincoln $400 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 2005-02-03 #4704
"The Illinois Baboon" &"The Martyr President" Abraham Lincoln $400 J U.S. PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 2004-07-06 #4582
"The Last Best Hope of Earth" Abraham Lincoln $1,200 DJ BOOKS ABOUT PRESIDENTS 2004-01-08 #4454
He was postmaster of New Salem, Illinois Abraham Lincoln $600 J BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT... 2003-10-09 #4389
"The Long 'Un" Abraham Lincoln $200 J PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 2003-05-23 #4325
Stephen T. Logan, & later William H. Herndon, were his law partners in Springfield, Illinois Abraham Lincoln $800 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 2003-04-29 #4307
February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky Abraham Lincoln $600 J BIRTH OF A PRESIDENT 2002-10-23 #4173
The first & last names of this president born in 1809 mean "Father of Many Nations" & "Of the Lake Colony" Abraham Lincoln $800 DJ PRESIDENTIAL ETYMOLOGY 2002-10-16 #4168
George McClellan Abraham Lincoln $1,000 J I'M NOT PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF YOU 2002-06-26 #4118
6'4" but going on 7 feet with hat; a Whig earlier in life; a fan of the theater, unfortunately Abraham Lincoln $200 J NAME THAT PRESIDENT 2002-06-17 #4111
He used to walk 20 miles between New Salem & Springfield to borrow law books to study Lincoln $400 DJ BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT 2002-02-12 #4022
1809-1865 Lincoln $300 J PRESIDENTIAL LIFE SPANS 2001-07-04 #3893
Mary Todd Abraham Lincoln $200 DJ I MARRIED A PRESIDENT 2001-01-24 #3778
In the 1830s he was postmaster of New Salem, Illinois & supplemented his income by railsplitting & surveying Abraham Lincoln $200 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 2000-12-27 #3758
"The Prairie Years" & "The War Years" Abraham Lincoln $300 J BOOKS ABOUT PRESIDENTS 2000-12-22 #3755
February 12, 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky Abraham Lincoln $200 DJ PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHPLACES 1999-10-19 #3477
At the time of his assassination on April 14, 1865, he had a Confederate $5 bill in his pocket among other items Abraham Lincoln $100 J HAIL TO THE CHIEF 1999-06-28 #3426
"Uncle Abe" Abraham Lincoln $100 J PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 1999-04-05 #3366
In a letter to Horace Greeley he wrote, "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union" Abraham Lincoln $100 J U.S. PRESIDENTS 1998-12-07 #3281
A CARBON HILLMAN Abraham Lincoln $800 DJ PRESIDENTIAL ANAGRAMS 1998-11-18 #3268
Hannibal Hamlin Abraham Lincoln $300 J HE'S MY VICE PRESIDENT! 1998-10-27 #3252
(I'm Sam Waterston) I starred in a 1988 miniseries based on Gore Vidal's book about this president Abraham Lincoln DD $1,000 J ACTING PRESIDENTS 1998-06-02 #3182
Issued in 1862, a 10-dollar note depicting him was the first U.S. currency to feature a living president Lincoln $200 J HAIL TO THE CHIEF 1998-05-25 #3176
His assassination in 1865 came only 5 days after the surrender at Appomattox Abraham Lincoln $400 DJ PRESIDENTS 1998-05-11 #3166
"The Great Emancipator" Abraham Lincoln $100 J PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 1998-04-21 #3152
In 1943, in Morocco, FDR became the 1st sitting president since this one to visit an actual theater of war Abraham Lincoln $600 DJ PRESIDENTS ON THE MOVE 1997-12-03 #3053
He's on the front of the penny & his memorial is on the back Abraham Lincoln $100 J U.S. PRESIDENTS 1997-11-05 #3033
On June 16, 1858 he said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand" Abraham Lincoln $400 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1997-06-25 #2968
In 1859, before he was president, he wrote, "He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave" Abraham Lincoln $1,000 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1997-05-05 #2931
In early 1865 he said, "I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice" Abraham Lincoln $100 J PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES 1997-01-03 #2845
President to whom Edwin Stanton was referring when he said, "Now he belongs to the ages" Abraham Lincoln DD $1,000 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1994-11-11 #2345
He may have suffered from Marfan's syndrome, a rare disorder featuring long, lanky arms & legs Abraham Lincoln $200 J U.S. PRESIDENTS 1994-09-15 #2304
Speaking in Illinois, Benjamin Harrison said this president "had faith in time & time has justified his faith" Abraham Lincoln $200 DJ PRESIDENTS 1993-11-19 #2120
Prior to becoming the 16th President, he declined an offer to be governor of the Oregon Territory in 1849 Abraham Lincoln $200 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1993-10-29 #2105
He won the 1860 G.O.P. nomination on the 3rd ballot after trailing William H. Seward on the 1st 2 ballots Lincoln $200 J U.S. PRESIDENTS 1993-05-17 #2016
His mother, Nancy Hanks, may have been born out of wedlock Abraham Lincoln $600 DJ PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES 1993-03-03 #1963
In his 2nd inaugural address, he called for peace "with malice toward none; with charity for all" Abraham Lincoln $400 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 1992-11-09 #1881
He won with 180 electoral votes to Breckenridge's 72, Bell's 39 & Douglas' 12 Lincoln $200 DJ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 1992-10-16 #1865
Nancy Hanks (Abraham) Lincoln $200 J PRESIDENTIAL MOMS 1992-09-08 #1837
While an Illinois lawyer, he patented a boat-lifting device Lincoln $400 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1992-07-16 #1834
A native Kentuckian, he was the first president born outside of the original 13 states Abraham Lincoln FJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1992-05-18 #1791
In 1833 he was named postmaster of New Salem, Illinois Lincoln $200 DJ BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT 1991-10-10 #1634
This president told Harriet Beech Stowe, "I shall never live to see peace, this war is killing me." Lincoln $200 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1991-06-27 #1589
When Stephen Douglas called him two-faced he said, "If I had another do you think I would wear this one?" Lincoln $200 DJ PRESIDENTS 1991-05-30 #1569
"The Sage of Springfield" Abraham Lincoln $400 DJ PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 1990-12-28 #1460
He was shot at in 1864, but the bullet passed through his stovepipe hat Lincoln $200 DJ PRESIDENTS 1990-09-17 #1386
At 6' 4", he was our tallest president, & the first to wear a beard Abraham Lincoln $100 J PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1990-09-05 #1378
After his son Willie died, he participated in several seances to try to contact him Abraham Lincoln $1,500 DJ PRESIDENTS 1990-08-11 #9
The most ex-presidents, 5, were alive when he was inaugurated; all had served 1 term or less Lincoln FJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1990-06-23 #2
3 of his many nicknames were "Buffoon", "Tycoon" & "Illinois Baboon" Abraham Lincoln $200 J PRESIDENTS 1990-02-19 #1266
Yes, he knew Ann Rutledge, but there's no evidence of a great love affair Abraham Lincoln $400 DJ PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1989-12-21 #1224
Nancy Hanks was his mother's maiden name Lincoln $1,000 DJ PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES 1989-09-29 #1165
This wartime president had previously served in the Black Hawk War but saw no fighting Abraham Lincoln $400 J PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1989-09-26 #1162
As an Illinois Congressman, he attended the inaugural ball of Zachary Taylor Abraham Lincoln $100 J PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1988-11-03 #959
"The Sage of Springfield" Abraham Lincoln $300 J PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 1988-10-07 #940
He was called by some the "Illinois Baboon" Abraham Lincoln $300 J PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 1988-06-09 #884
The most presidents, 5--Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, Pierce & Buchanan--were alive when he was inaugurated Lincoln $400 DJ PRESIDENTS 1988-01-04 #771
February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln $100 J PRESIDENTIAL LIFESPANS 1987-11-19 #739
This president's grandfather Abraham was shot to death by an Indian in 1786 Abraham Lincoln $200 J PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES 1987-10-22 #719
He was the 1st president to be assassinated Abraham Lincoln $100 J PRESIDENTS 1986-12-26 #535
"With malice toward none, with charity for all" Abraham Lincoln $200 DJ PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES 1986-12-16 #527
He complained that while 1 "d" was enough to spell God, it took 2 "d's" for Todd Abraham Lincoln $400 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 1986-12-12 #525
Rev. Phineas Gurley called his assassination God's way of showing the theater was evil Lincoln $400 DJ PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1986-12-02 #517
When this Illinois lawyer told a funny story in court, the clerk was fined $5 for laughing Abraham Lincoln $200 DJ PRESIDENTS 1986-04-28 #426
Assassinated president about whom it was said, "Now he belongs to the ages" Lincoln $200 DJ PRESIDENTS 1986-01-20 #356
In 1976, it was revealed he had a pocketknife & a Confederate $5 bill in his pockets the night of his death Abraham Lincoln $400 J PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1985-12-25 #338
He supposedly said, we know God prefers common-looking people because he made so many Abraham Lincoln $200 J PRESIDENTS 1985-11-04 #301
"The Great Emancipator" Lincoln $200 DJ PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 1985-10-30 #298
At the Republican 1884 & 1888 conventions, his son, Robert Todd, had name put in nomination Lincoln $400 DJ PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1985-10-14 #286
19th c. president who described his marriage as "neither heaven nor hell, simply purgatory" Abraham Lincoln $1,000 DJ PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1985-05-29 #188
The first Republican to win the presidency Abraham Lincoln $300 J PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS 1985-05-22 #183
At 6'4" he was our tallest Abraham Lincoln $200 DJ PRESIDENTS 1984-12-26 #78
Though Detective Pinkerton saved him once, he later became 1st assassinated president Abraham Lincoln $100 J PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS 1984-12-10 #66
1st president to wear a beard Abraham Lincoln $800 DJ PRESIDENTS 1984-11-22 #54
In the 1860 election for his 1st term, more Americans voted against him than for him Abraham Lincoln FJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1984-10-03 #18
He held office "4 score & 7 years" after founding of our country Abraham Lincoln $100 J PRESIDENTS 1984-10-01 #16
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