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Almanac: Why Lincoln grew a beard

Name: Almanac: Why Lincoln grew a beard
Uploaded: 2017-10-15T09:18:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 10 s
Description: On October 15, 1860, an 11-year-old girl's letter urged presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln to "let your whiskers grow" - and he did! Jane Pauley reports on the first (but not the last) bearded president.

On October 15, 1860, an 11-year-old girl's letter urged presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln to "let your whiskers grow" - and he did! Jane Pauley reports on the first (but not the last) bearded president.