Quote:What do you think of Ann Ruthledge or Mary Owens as First Lady? And - had A. Lincoln survived presidency - what would his marriage have developed like? Positive? The same? Worse? How would Mary have developed? Having more time - how would A. Lincoln have (re)acted e.g. regarding her "shopping addiction"?
I still don't believe Lincoln would have been president if he hadn't married Mary. But Mary Owens would have been more likely to help Lincoln along while I still believe if he had married Ann Rutledge, he might have been a legislator/lawyer his whole life or maybe governor but no higher. I even think it's quite possible he might have been Springfield's funniest lawyer and nothing more had he married Ann. Mary Lincoln and his ambition were the perfect pair.
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Rob
Did Lincoln Regret Marrying Mary?
