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Podcast: Calling History: Listen In on Conversations with History’s Most Influential People.
Episode: Mary Todd Lincoln Part 2: Did Mary Take Money on the Side from Those Wanting to Influence the President?
Description: In Part 2 of the 1876 phone conversation with Mary Todd Lincoln she is going to clear up a few facts for us.
What did she see in Abraham Lincoln and why she called this tall lanky man her diamond in the rough.
Why and how close her husband was to duelling over her.
And finally, why did Abe keep going when she saw her baby fall out of the back of his wagon, and what she had to say about it.
After listening to this podcast, I think you’ll agree that Mr...