Mary Todd Lincoln's faux pas (plural), worse, and much worse

[David Lockmiller]

(06-12-2014 11:37 AM)LincolnToddFan Wrote:  By the way, according to Lincoln, it was Mary who named all four of their children. It was HER decision to name their second son Edward Baker Lincoln.( How typical of the author to mention that Baker was so great a friend to AL that his second son was named for him, but doesn't mention WHERE the idea to give him that name came from!)

What is scholarship work citation to this statement allegedly made by Lincoln? If that is a commonly known fact regarding Lincoln, I should tell you that is the first time that I have heard such a statement.

What did Lincoln actually say on the subject?

Guess one: "I do not care what you name the children; that's your job. My job is to provide for my family, whatever their names are."