Who is this?

[RJNorton]

Not that I know of.

[Rob Wick]

I have no earthly idea. Was he a politician?

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Rob

[RJNorton]

He knew Abraham Lincoln well, but he was not a politician.

[AussieMick]

Is the button or badge significant?

[RJNorton]

I do not think so.

Years after the Lincoln Presidency he became an author and an inventor.

[AussieMick]

Is he a US citizen?

[RJNorton]

Yes, and he has been previously mentioned on this forum.

[Anita]

That's the hint I needed! William O. Stoddard.

[RJNorton]

Right, Anita!! I got the idea from one of Gene's recent posts. Stoddard was one of Lincoln's secretaries, although (IMO) not as well-known as Hay and Nicolay.

[RJNorton]

Please...no googling.

This man met Abraham Lincoln during his presidential years. He noted the following:

"I saw this kind-hearted, noble man several times during the war. On two occasions I was present at public receptions given by him. Tall in stature, long-limbed, with an honest, homely, and sad face of which his very soul seemed to speak, he had a kind word and genial smile for all, however lowly, who approached him.

Taking my hand in his with a firm, full grasp, his words were, "How do you do sir? I am glad to see you."

Whose words are these?

[Gene C]

Frederick Douglas ?

[RJNorton]

Nope, not Douglass.

[Rob Wick]

I'm sure this isn't correct, but Edward Everett?

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Rob

[RJNorton]

Nope, not Everett. It is a familiar name on this forum, and he is most often mentioned under one particular topic.

[RJNorton]

This is a really hard question, and I think I will give the answer. These are the words of Louis Weichmann.

It is in Weichmann's book - p. 6.