Robert Todd Lincoln --The vitals

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(11-04-2016 08:43 PM)ReignetteC Wrote:  In an endnote to "Giant in the Shadows," Jason Emerson notes RTL's height as follows: "Robert's passport application from May 18, 1872, describes him as 5 feet 9½ inches tall with gray eyes and brown hair."

Thanks for sharing this. Robert was a very complex man. There seemed to be a real psychological distance between him and both of his parents. It's almost like he was trying to get away from them all of this life. I thought it was interesting that he made sure that he wouldn't be buried in Springfield (opting for Arlington instead).

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(11-05-2016 12:03 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(11-04-2016 06:17 PM)smbovard Wrote:  A little bit on the chunky side in his later years.

Steve, I agree, but still much less than his golfing friend, President Taft. Here he is playing golf (3rd person from left) with Taft (far left).

It must have been quite a workout for Bill Taft to walk 18 holes in those days before golf carts.