Abraham Lincoln: The Forgotten Man

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[SEAZNDragon]

I think the “Forgotten Man” subtitle is a play on how long it took to get to Lincoln and how the true Lincoln is forgotten.

[danielsantiagourtado]

Guys! His vampire hunting skills are legendary. You forgot that

[hughes]

He was not a single term president...he was elected and gave an inauguration speech for his second term. Just didn't live very far into it.

[multiyapples]

Thank you for covering Abraham Lincoln. He was a two term president. He didn’t live long enough to see the end of his second term.

[davidpumpkinsjr.]

I'd pay to see a wrestling match between Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

[maxmetodiev]

I wouldn't say he's forgotten. He is one of the first presidents I heard about

[TheMagicLemur]

Fascinating alternative view of Lincoln. 👏

However I feel it misses one forgotten key Lincoln story I read in an old Frank Bettger self-help book.

Lincoln was an up-and-coming lawyer in Illinois and faced a pivotal court case against the mid West's best-known lawyer.
The case was about the bridges the railways wanted to build over the Mississippi (the railroad companies mentioned in this video)... VS the powerful riverboat lobby who sued the railway companies to stop them.

The great mid Western lawyer gave a powerful, eloquent two hour monologue to the jury on the *rights* of the humble and good riverboatmen of the Mississippi. He sat down to rapturous applause.

Lincoln got up and said two sentences:
"What this man has said on rights is entirely true. You just have to consider: do the people going up and down the river have *more* rights than those going across...?"

He sat down and won the court case.
Similar story happened with two speeches at Gettysburg... but Lincoln did a slightly longer speech than his court case one. 😏

[jacobavners]

Been asking for this one for YEARS! Better late-and-with-a-new-host than never, I believe

[KuchineiMukwena]

Abraham Lincoln's Biography is never complete without mentioning the Gettysburg Address which is arguably the greatest Presidential speech of all time

[JackHankeAnd]

A long-awaited video arrives at last! I'm glad you chose to focus on Lincoln's more underappreciated and human traits, rather than the major historical events he is best known for. We've all seen plenty of coverage of his life; hitting a new angle does a lot more for us than treading the more familiar ground.

[MidnightMan]

"FOUR SCORES!!! And -65- 78 years in the past, I won the civil war with my beard. And now I'm here to whoop your ass!"

[ignitionfrn]

3:40 - Chapter 1 - Lincoln was a southerner by birth
6:50 - Chapter 2 - A budding inventor
9:35 - Chapter 3 - The romantic
14:25 - Chapter 4 - Lincoln & food
17:00 - Chapter 5 - The music man
20:25 - Chapter 6 - The reluctant executive
22:45 - Conclusion

[CptDawner]

I appreciate that you took the time to speak at length about Lincoln’s personal life, doesn’t get enough attention. However that came at the cost of much of his politics, speeches, and important actions as president.

[jonathangasana]

Its rings true that our tallest president stood the tallest during an tumultuous period in our history.

[Lint]

Eric, your presentation is getting better!

You still aren't close to Simon, but you are about Karls level.

Keep pushing on, I love seeing you develop more each video

[AtsumuMiya]

Dude, since theres one on Abraham Lincoln, i need one on Andrew Johnson, the man behind the worst President hands down

[hazmat]

Love the us presidents videos this is a great one to come back with!

[danielsantiagourtado]

YES! Been requesting this one For SO long! Thanks guys😊😊😊❤❤

[michellecrocker]

Sarah was awesome. I wanna think she was something like Catherine parr. She cared for her stepson and became a strong influence in his life

[h_mE]

I wish Simon did Lincoln's video.