Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, helping guide the country through the Civil War and advocated for an end to slavery. Nearly 100 years later, he was resurrected as a robot for the 1964 New York World's Fair.

Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Mason Conrad.

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Videos & Photos:
• https://youtu.be/mvfjvBO2l2Y?t=138
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_Audio-Animatronic_(42346731335).jpg

Sources:
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abraham-Lincoln
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-emporia-gazette-electric-robots/154380075/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110717093240/http://d23.disney.go.com/articles/070709_NF_FEAT_StoryofHall.html
• https://www.disneyhistoryinstitute.com/2014/04/disney-history-institute-celebrates.html
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-edwardsville-intelligencer-disney-de/154344993/
• https://archive.org/details/IllinoisLandOfLincolnIllinoisPavilionInformationNewYorkWorldsFair19641965/mode/1up
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-live-lincoln-created-by-d/154516626/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-tattler-disneys-lincoln-star-at-fai/154518175/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilmington-news-journal-lincoln-at-1964/154519665/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-review-of-lincoln-figur/154520514/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/mt-vernon-register-news-electronic-abe/154523531/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvfjvBO2l2Y
• https://d23.com/reliving-one-mans-dream-in-this-walt-disney-world-attraction/
• https://www.ocregister.com/2021/07/31/disneyland-blinkin-lincoln-animatronic-used-to-go-crazy-and-smash-his-chair-in-a-robotic-fit/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/freeport-journal-standard-animated-abe-l/154552579/

Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:26 Abraham Lincoln
0:06:08 Building Robot Lincoln
0:20:25 The 1964 World’s Fair
0:22:33 Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln
0:29:08 Reactions to Robot Lincoln
0:38:07 Lincoln at Disneyland
0:41:10 Outro