NF Lincoln movie question

Non-Fiction
Hard to say, but I know the script was supposedly based upon known conversations Lincoln had, but since Hollywood was involved that probably doesn't mean anything at all. I liked the movie, but it was slow to me.
Except there would be no record of Lincoln's private conversations with Mary...or really many private conversations with his immediate family members. But based on what others have noted in similar overhearings, Hollywood can assume the sentiment and create a dialog that would match a particular moment. Honestly, it's a best-guess scenario.
 
watching Lincoln on Netflix and wondered does anyone know if the interactions/conversations between Lincoln-Mary Todd in the movie are fiction are were documented in some way from diaries or staff?
My husband and I watched this yesterday on Netflix. There is a lot of interesting detail about making the movie on the IMDb website under "trivia" that I found very interesting.
 
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