A quote often attributed to Abraham Lincoln claims he liked to sit on his porch and smoke hemp while playing a harmonica. Is this quote real?
It is likely false.
We could find no credible evidence about the veracity of the Lincoln hemp/harmonica quote. It is claimed that this letter was written (some say in 1855) to the Hohner Harmonica Company, and the letter now hangs in the Hohner Museum. There are also claims that the quote was printed as an endorsement on Hohner boxes.
The quote in question reads:
“Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.”
There are several things to consider regarding the quote above and the claims behind it:
We have yet to see a source for this quote. It is claimed to be in a letter which no one has been able to produce.
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