Notes on Abraham Lincoln
Title
Notes on Abraham Lincoln
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP15026
Date
1912 June 6
Description
Handwritten notes by Woodrow Wilson on the life of Abraham Lincoln.
Source
Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York Historical Society, New York
Text
The life of Mr. Lincoln affords the best example I know of of how the fine fibre of manhood and the mysterious fire of genius mature, even in the most humbly born, in a free nation. He was the sort of great man that makes proof of our institutions.
Original Format
Notes
Files
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Notes on Abraham Lincoln,” 1912 June 6, WWP15026, Gilder-Lehrman Institute for American History Woodrow Wilson Documents, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.