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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: Why Lincoln Grew A Beard (1860)
Description: It’s October 17th. This day in 1860, in the run-up to the next month’s presidential election, Abraham Lincoln received a letter from an 11-year-old girl urging him to grow a beard and improve his prospects.
Jody, NIki, and Kellie read from the incredibly charming exchange between Lincoln and Grace Bedell of Westfield, NY.
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