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 ...

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 ...

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.