Presidents’ Day: 5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Lincoln and Washington

February 20, 2015 By Bruce Kauffmann With 5 comments

This week, in honor of Presidents’ Day, I shared with radio audiences some little-known facts about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.

Listen to the podcasts below for these stories:

Five things you probably don’t know about Abe Lincoln:

 

  1. He is arguably the least qualified person ever to be elected president
  2. He wanted to end slavery for economic reasons as much as moral ones
  3. He is the only president granted a patent for an invention
  4. He didn’t think much of the Gettysburg Address
  5. He made Thanksgiving an official holiday

 

Five things you probably didn’t know about George Washington

 

  1. His original career goal was to be a land surveyor
  2. He lost more battles than he won during the American Revolution
  3. He single-handedly prevented a military coup against the government after the American Revolution
  4. He wanted to step down after one term as president but was talked out of it by a woman
  5. He died prematurely due to a misdiagnosis by his doctors

 

Bill Martinez Live, Monday February 16, 2015, billmartinezlive.com

 

America in the Morning and The Jim Bohannon Show, Monday February 16, jimbotalk.net

 

The Cindy Graves Show, Tuesday, February 17, 600wbob.com
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