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07-28-2013, 12:08 PM
Post: #1201
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Maybe this helps:

Hint#2: The person's response was: "I appreciate the honor Mrs. Lincoln would do me, but time is very important now - and really - Mr. Lincoln, I have had enough of this show business."
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07-28-2013, 12:24 PM
Post: #1202
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Sounds like Ulysses S. Grant to me.

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07-28-2013, 01:22 PM
Post: #1203
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Charles Sumner
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07-28-2013, 02:44 PM
Post: #1204
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I agree with Rob Wick that it is General Grant.
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07-28-2013, 03:05 PM
Post: #1205
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Great, Rob and Roger, you are right. It was Grant who denied the invitation in March 1864 (according to Isaac Arnold, 'The life of Abraham Lincoln', p. 371).
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07-29-2013, 09:58 AM
Post: #1206
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This gentleman led a very active life including writing a book about Abraham Lincoln. Who is he?

[Image: Untitled109.jpg]
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07-29-2013, 10:16 AM
Post: #1207
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Senator Paul Simon?

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07-29-2013, 10:50 AM
Post: #1208
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I was going to say the same thing - a young Sen. Simon.
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07-29-2013, 01:49 PM
Post: #1209
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Both of you are correct. Good job!
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07-29-2013, 02:07 PM
Post: #1210
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I knew Paul Simon professionally for several years. I always regretted not being able to talk with him about his book on Lincoln in the Illinois legislature.

Where did that picture come from, Roger?

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07-29-2013, 02:26 PM
Post: #1211
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Rob, go here.

For folks not familiar with Paul Simon there is a nice tribute to him here.
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07-29-2013, 02:33 PM
Post: #1212
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Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel put out some great songs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAoArleLZEk

(we're probably talking about a different Paul Simon aren't we)

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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07-29-2013, 02:51 PM
Post: #1213
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Gene,

Try this on for size.

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http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/v...gue/n9661/

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07-31-2013, 05:54 AM (This post was last modified: 07-31-2013 06:37 AM by Eva Elisabeth.)
Post: #1214
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Who said "I ...told Mr. Lincoln if he would give me ten thousand dollars I would make him all the money he wanted."? (But the President denied this offer.)
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07-31-2013, 09:00 AM
Post: #1215
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Was it Thurlow Weed?
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