an unpublished interview with one of the president's longtime friends and political allies, orville h. browning. even though lincoln was notoriously, quote, shut-mouthed about his private life, browning recalled that during the civil war the president an told him, quote, about his domestic troubles and that he was constantly under great apprehension lest his wife should to something which would bring him into disgrace. and and she did just that by her unethical, tactless, unpopular, scan louse behavior -- scandalous behavior as first lady. try to imagine contending to the pressures he was summited as he. [inaudible] the republican party coated of democrat-hating former whigs and with even more vociferous -- which included slave holders in the loyal voter states and abolitionists. anti-tariff free traders and high-tariff protectionists,ed radical refugees and nativist anti-catholic, anti-immigrant bigots. teetotaling prohibitionists and beer-loving germans. as well as e galtarians and dyed in the wool -- [inaudible] on top of that, he had to inspire popular morale to raise armies and find capabl

an unpublished interview with one of the president's longtime friends and political allies, orville h. browningen though lincoln was notoriously, quote, shut-mouthed about his private life, browning recalled that during the civil war the president often told him, quote, about his domestic troubles and that he was constantly under great apprehension lest his wife should do something which would bring him into disgrace. and she did just that by her unethical, tactless, unpopular, scandalous behavior as first lady. tray to imagine contending with -- try to imagine contending with the pressures to which lincoln was was subjected as he toiledded to -- [inaudible] and the even more vociferous north which included slave holders in the loyal border states and abolitionists, anti-terror free traders -- anti-tariff free traders, radical european refugees and nativist anti-catholic, anti-immigrant bigots, teetotaling prohibitionists and beer-loving germans as well as racial i galtarians -- egalitarians and dye in thing wool negro phobes. on top of that, he had to inspire popular morale to raise armies and