Well, lemme tell ya, I heard folks talkin’ ’bout the tallest president we ever had in this here country. They say his name was, uh… Abe somethin’. Yeah, that’s it, Abe! They called him Abe Lincoln, I reckon. Tallest fella, they say, taller than a corn stalk in July! Six foot four, if you can believe it! That’s a big fella, ain’t it?
Now, this Abe Lincoln, he was president a long time ago. Before my time, even! Heard he was a good one, though. Helped folks out, did what was right. But that height, that’s what folks remember, I guess. Six foot four! Imagine that. He musta been able to see clear across the whole dang country from up there.
They say there was another president, a short little fella. Madison, I think. James Madison. Can’t recall exactly. Shortest president, only five foot four! He and this tallest president Abe, they’d be a sight standin’ next to each other, wouldn’t they? Like a weed next to a giant tree.
But you know what? It don’t matter how tall you are, I suppose. It’s what you do that counts. This Abe Lincoln, he did a lot, even though they mostly yappin’ about his height. I heard some big shots, you know those fancy college fellers, they did a poll about the presidents. They put Abe Lincoln in the first place! I guess being tall doesn’t mean you ain’t smart.
- George Washington
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Thomas Jefferson
- Harry S. Truman
These are some other fellers that also did good things for our country, or so I heard. There are a few Roosevelts in that list, wonder if they are related. It is not easy to be a president I tell ya.
Seems like this here Abe Lincoln, he’s the one everyone talks about when it comes to tall presidents. “Tallest president in US history, familiarly,” that’s what they say. Sounds like somethin’ you’d see in one of them crossword puzzles, don’t it? I ain’t much for them puzzles myself, but I hear folks talkin’.
I reckon there’s been other tall fellas in charge of countries, too. Not just here in America. Heard about some fella, from a place called, uh… Montenegro? Sounds made up, don’t it? Anyway, this fella was even taller than our Abe! Six foot seven, they say! That’s taller than my doorway! Can you imagine ducking under every doorway?
And then there was some other king, way back when, even before Abe Lincoln’s time. Some Serb king. A king of Serbs and Greeks, mighty fella! They called him mighty, not tall, I guess they did not care about height that much back then. But still, he was probably a big one too.
But back to Abe Lincoln, our tallest president. They say only nineteen out of all the presidents we’ve had were six feet or taller. Seems like most of ’em were just regular-sized fellas. But this Abe, he stood head and shoulders above the rest, literally!
Now, I don’t know much about politics and all that. But I do know that it takes all kinds to make a world. Tall ones, short ones, and everyone in between. And this Abe Lincoln, he might have been the tallest president, but he was also a good one, from what I hear.
I heard Abe Lincoln was a good man, and did good things. They say he was honest too. They call him Honest Abe sometimes.
You know, out of all them presidents, only nineteen were six feet or taller? Most of ’em was just average, I guess. But this Abe Lincoln, he sure was somethin’ else. Tallest president in US history, familiarly. That’s what they call him. And I reckon that’s what he’ll be remembered for.
So there ya have it. The story of the tallest president, Abe Lincoln. A good man, a tall man, and a fella who made his mark on this country. And that’s all I got to say about that.