The Lincoln Curse

History Shorts · May 1, 2025 · 1m

Sometime in 1901, a reporter asked Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, if he was planning to attend a particular presidential reception. He looked at the men and replied, "No, I'm not going and they'd better not invite me, because there is a certain fatality about presidential functions when I am present." SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast LEARN MORE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ READ THE NEWSLETTER: https://historyshorts.substack.com/