A little Abe Madness to tide you over this fine Friday...
Most children utter first words of Mommy or Daddy.Little Abraham wasn't like that. He said "One day, I shall be President."
This spooked his parents considerably. Each accused the other of coaching the boy to recite that phrase.
Young Abraham learned a lot of words after those few, but not a day went by without him saying his first words, over and over.
As he climbed the political ladder, more and more people believed in Abe's mantra. Some even repeated it with him.
"One day, I shall be-"
"You're the President, stupid," said Mary Todd. "Enough already."
Abe grinned.
There's more where that came from.
