In what has to go down as one of the all-time great moments of political image consulting, an 11-year old girl suggested to a fresh-faced Abe Lincoln that he grow a beard. And then he did.

Abraham Lincoln is undoubtedly one of the most easily recognizable people in U.S. history. His height (6’4”), stovepipe hat, and beard made him stand out in a crowd and in the collective ...

In our NewsHour shares moment of the day, a look at a less familiar Abraham Lincoln -- one without a beard. In honor of the anniversary of his death 150 years ago, hear how a letter from an 11 ...

Mr. John Carroll Power, the custodian of the Lincoln Monument at Springfield, Ill., and author of a Life of Lincoln, has contributed to a Chicago paper some interesting correspondence, including a ...

Grace Bedell of Westfield, New York, penned a letter to Lincoln in October 1860 suggesting that he would have a better chance of getting elected if he grew a beard.

She told Lincoln she wanted him to become president. The problem, in Grace’s view, was that his clean-shaven face was too thin. She said Lincoln "would look a great deal better" with a beard.

In 1860, 11-year-old Grace Bedell wrote Abraham Lincoln a letter to suggest that growing a beard might help him win the presidential election.

A popular anti-Lincoln song imagined his supporters begging not to have his picture shown. Bedell, of Westfield, New York, offered a solution: Lincoln should grow a beard.

A woman who started growing facial hair as a teenager has revealed how she has grown to love and embrace her 'luscious' beard.

You have successfully analyzed this letter. Abraham Lincoln wrote this letter October 19, 1860 to 11-year old Grace Bedell, in response to a letter she wrote him, asking him to grow a beard.

Abraham Lincoln is undoubtedly one of the most easily recognizable people in U.S. history. His height (6'4"), stovepipe hat, and beard made him stand out in a crowd and in the collective American ...