cwebster4
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- May 25, 2020
I'm curious to find out if there was a log kept of visitors to the President.
I'm aware security was not so tight in those days, and I know a visit to the president was as easy as showing up at the White House, but I'm curious if a log was kept.
I'm trying to find out if a specific person visited with Lincoln on a specific day.
According to a footnote in a book that has very poor citations he was visited on Jan 3, 1862.
The story is too incredible so I must find a way to confirm its veracity and possibly find out more of the story.
So my question is: Was a log kept of White House visitors in 1862?
Charlie Webster
Bordentown, NJ
I'm aware security was not so tight in those days, and I know a visit to the president was as easy as showing up at the White House, but I'm curious if a log was kept.
I'm trying to find out if a specific person visited with Lincoln on a specific day.
According to a footnote in a book that has very poor citations he was visited on Jan 3, 1862.
The story is too incredible so I must find a way to confirm its veracity and possibly find out more of the story.
So my question is: Was a log kept of White House visitors in 1862?
Charlie Webster
Bordentown, NJ