isn't that a little disrespectful calling him mr. Lincoln even Americans us Americans we call the Queen of written the queen of Britain you should have referred to him as the President of the United States of America or the former president of the United States of America Lincoln for a country that is based upon respect you certainly didn't give mr. President Lincoln any respect,(reply>), Comment by Wyld Bob copy and pasted by me.<br>"I thought that Tom might have made an error using the phrase "Mr Lincoln" since I recall news broadcasts saying "President Obama" after he had left office, but it turns out for positions only held by one person at a time, the proper way to address the former president is by the last title they had before they were the president.  "You do hear it in the media where they have a need to identify politicians," but you won't see former presidents so addressed in official situations where noting -- who is currently in power and who is not -- is important."  Thanks to <a href=""http://www.formsofaddress.info/FOA_president_US_former.html"">http://www.formsofaddress.info/FOA_president_US_former.html</a> for clearing that up.""