The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 18:02, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Robert Todd Lincoln, Harris & Ewing photo 1915

Robert Todd Lincoln, Mathew Brady photo ca. 1865

• ... that Robert Todd Lincoln was saved from a possible death by Edwin Booth, whose brother, John Wilkes Booth, assassinated Robert's father Abraham Lincoln? Source: The incident occurred while a group of passengers were late at night purchasing their sleeping car places from the conductor who stood on the station platform at the entrance of the car. The platform was about the height of the car floor, and there was of course a narrow space between the platform and the car body. There was some crowding, and I happened to be pressed by it against the car body while waiting my turn. In this situation the train began to move, and by the motion I was twisted off my feet, and had dropped somewhat, with feet downward, into the open space, and was personally helpless, when my coat collar was vigorously seized and I was quickly pulled up and out to a secure footing on the platform. Upon turning to thank my rescuer I saw it was Edwin Booth, whose face was of course well known to me, and I expressed my gratitude to him, and in doing so, called him by name. - Source: Letters of Note: Volume 1: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience, https://books.google.com/books?id=MazzAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA282
  • ALT1: ... that Robert Todd Lincoln's first public position (later serving as both United States Secretary of War and the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain), was Town Supervisor of South Chicago? Source: Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln, Page 209..."Another magazine declared that Robert's first public position..."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Imadaddin Nasimi. Shearonink (talk) 21:38, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

Improved to Good Article status by Shearonink (talk). Self-nominated at 19:51, 9 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Robert Todd Lincoln; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - A few quotes need citations:
  • Abraham apparently realized that his being away had a potential impact on his sons as evidenced by the following quote from his April 16, 1848, letter to his wife: "don't let the blessed fellows forget Father".
    • Sorry about that, fixed now. I think the cite got lost along the way.Shearonink (talk) 01:47, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
  • Lincoln was already concerned about what he thought were his mother's "spend-thrift" ways, hallucinations, paranoia, and increasingly eccentric behaviors.
    • Adjusted the text and added a ref. Shearonink (talk) 01:47, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
  • According to historian Michael Burlingame, historians typically consider Robert Todd Lincoln, "a particularly unfortunate, even tragic figure."
    • Adjusted the text and sourced the statement. Shearonink (talk) 01:47, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Overall: On hold until the citations are added.

Cites have been added. voorts (talk/contributions) 23:49, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

• Update: After this Nom was Approved, I added a Matthew Brady photograph of Lincoln that dates from around the time of the Edwin Booth/Hook1. The photo now needs to be Reviewed as fulfilling the parameters of being freely licensed/used in the article/clear at 100px, suitable for the Main Page. I have asked the DKY Reviewer to look it over and give it a Yes or No. Shearonink (talk) 13:10, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

  voorts (talk/contributions) 21:27, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

• Update: I have added another image to this Nom, this image is for Alt Hook/Hook 2, as it illustrates RTL towards the end of his life. This second image will also need to be Approved by another editor (as in Not Me) - freely licensed/used in the article/clear at 100px, suitable for the Main Page. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 18:08, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

  voorts (talk/contributions) 21:27, 12 July 2023 (UTC)