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📹 A ring light on a timeless president
Imagine Honest Abe with a ring light and a phone full of drafts. Would he lip-sync Shakespeare? Drop hot takes on the Emancipation Proclamation? Or post handball trick shots with Ward Hill Lamon?
Maybe he didn’t have a ring light, but he had the attention. And he knew how to use it.
Lincoln had the storytelling chops, the dry wit, and the emotional depth to go viral. He wouldn’t use TikTok for dances—but for story drops: moral reflections, mini speeches, and maybe a how-to session with Mathew Brady on lighting and angles.
He loved getting his picture taken—more than 130 times. He told stories with warmth, wit, and devastating clarity. He had a flair for drama, a gift for brevity, and a deep understanding of how to connect with people.
If Abraham Lincoln were alive today, would he be on TikTok? We think yes. And here’s what that might look like. Enjoy!
🎩 Lincoln’s TikTok Persona
Username: @HonestAbe1860
Bio: Tall, honest, and ugly. Just here to preserve the Union one TikTok at a time.
Vibe: Thoughtful, witty, emotionally resonant. A mix of storytelling, satire, and moral clarity—with a dash of dry humor and some frontier grit thrown in.
🎥 Content Lincoln Would Create
POV Videos “POV: You just signed the Emancipation Proclamation.” “POV: You’re Mary Todd and I just said we’re going to the theater.”
Hot Takes “Why compromise isn’t weakness.” “The real reason I grew the beard.”
Behind-the-Scenes “Cabinet drama: Seward vs. Stanton edition.” “How I wrote the Gettysburg Address in under 300 words.”
Challenges Handball trick shots with Ward Hill Lamon. “Beat me in wrestling and I’ll abolish your curfew.”
Music Moments Reacting to ‘Dixie’ like: ‘We captured it, folks.’ Singing ‘Jimmy Crack Corn’ with a banjo filter.
📱 TikToks Lincoln Would Totally Drop
- 🎩 “The Almanac Trial”
- 📜 “POV: You just got elected president and the first state seceded”
- 🕊️ “Sad violin over ‘With malice toward none…’”
- 🏀 “Handball challenge: and I’ll let you borrow my stovepipe hat”
- 🎶 “Duet with Frederick Douglass: ‘Tell ’em, Fred.’”
Would he be shadowbanned for too much gravitas? Or become the most-followed account in history for his Gettysburg mic drop?
📚 Cameo Mention: The Almanac Trial
One of Lincoln’s most TikTok-worthy moments? The Almanac Trial. Imagine him calmly flipping to a moonrise chart while a witness claims to have seen a murder by moonlight.
“Moon was down. Case dismissed.”
But we’ll tell that story in full in an upcoming post—TikTok-style.
🎩 Abe’s Got That Main Character Energy
Lincoln’s quirks make him relatable. His emotional depth makes him timeless. And his love of storytelling makes him the perfect candidate for modern social media formats. This isn’t just fun—it’s a way to reimagine history for a new generation.
Whether you’re a TikTok regular or just TikTok-curious, imagining Lincoln in this space reminds us that even the most iconic figures were, at heart, human. And humans love to connect.
That’s all for today. Lincoln out 🎩
Mac
History hits different when Abe’s got a ring light 💡Like for Part 2 👀
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