But He Truly Did Live in a Log Cabin! Honest.

I am very disappointed to learn that Abraham Lincoln was not really a bass, or even a baritone. The U.S president, and possible vampire hunter, did not, indeed, have any variety of a deep voice emanating from his giant diaphragm.

Rather, documents from witnesses seem to indicate (because obvs their was no recording equipment at the time) that Lincoln was a tenor. In fact, had a rather high-pitched sounding vocal box. Think of that next time you hear the Gettysburg Address via an imitator. The actor will use his sultry big-man voice, and you, enlightened, will watch the audience be deceived.

So, how did Lincoln get Morgan Freeman-ized?

We can maybe blame Gregory Peck. Then again, he was probably just imitating someone else who was imitating Lincoln.

Did you know, when Peck played the President in the 1982 mini-series, he was already ten years older than Lincoln was at the time of his assassination. I really hope The Blue and the Gray didn't totally shape your image of Pres. Lincoln.

Cause... image blown. Real Lincoln was squeakier and younger.

[Also, George Washington never gave long speeches because speaking too much irritated his dentures. And Thomas Jefferson was terrified of public speaking, so instead of delivering the State of the Union address, he began the tradition of writing a letter to the members of congress. Fun facts.]