Abraham Lincoln was way too young to be a "founding father;" he was born ten years after George Washington died, for one example.
But the thoughts, words, and actions of the country's original statesmen still reverberated for Lincoln.
And their influence on him is detailed in Richard Brookhiser's book Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's birthday is coming up soon, and we figured this is a good time to revisit our interview with Richard Brookhiser from three Februarys ago.