# Abraham Lincoln — An Autobiography character guide

> Abraham Lincoln in An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln

**First appearance:** 0003-i-boyhood-and-youth

## Who they are

Historical president referenced as a model and touchstone.

## In the story

### [Boyhood and Youth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_autobiography_se/chapters/i-boyhood-and-youth)

Admired by Theodore's father, a strong Lincoln Republican, and referenced in the context of the Civil War.

### [Applied Idealism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_autobiography_se/chapters/v-applied-idealism)

Mentioned in the context of examination answers where applicants confused details of his life and assassination.

### [VIII: The New York Governorship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_autobiography_se/chapters/viii-the-new-york-governorship)

Referenced as a figure whose term 'silk stockings' describes the aesthetic reformers opposing Platt.

### [IX: Outdoors and Indoors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_autobiography_se/chapters/ix-outdoors-and-indoors)

A bronze head of Lincoln given to Roosevelt by French authorities after his Sorbonne speech.

### [The Presidency; Making an Old Party Progressive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_autobiography_se/chapters/x-the-presidency-making-an-old-party-progressive)

Referenced as a model for presidential power and for putting human rights above property rights.

### [The Big Stick and the Square Deal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_autobiography_se/chapters/xii-the-big-stick-and-the-square-deal)

Invoked as a philosophical touchstone for Roosevelt's belief in a strong national government serving the people.

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