By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/inspired-abe-lincoln-grow-beard Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Audio In our NewsHour shares moment of the day, a look at a less familiar Abraham Lincoln -- one without a beard. In honor of the anniversary of his death 150 years ago, hear how a letter from an 11-year-old girl may have inspired the then-presidential candidate to grow his iconic facial hair. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Apr 15, 2015 By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour