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AAA World apologizes for reporting that Lincoln gave Philly speech in 1964

avatar by Published June 28, 2011 9:52 am Updated June 28, 2011 10:07 am

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“I don’t think that Abraham Lincoln was saying much of anything on June 16, 1964,” an AAA World magazine website commenter points out after reading a July/August feature that mentions Lincoln’s “1964 speech” in Philadelphia. AAA’s Facebook page overseer writes: “Maybe it was Lincoln’s ghost who spoke in 1964! ” AAA World editors humorously address the typo:

Many of you noticed a slight error in our July/August feature, Ghost Fields, where we suggested that President Lincoln delivered a speech in Philadelphia on June 16, 1964. The actual date of the president’s speech was June 16, 1864. Of course, everybody knows that Abe was touring with the Beatles in 1964 (photographic evidence below). Needless to say, we’re truly embarrassed. We apologize.

Here’s the photographic evidence:

AAA published this doctored photo along with its apology.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1492405513 Jeff Cook

    Not the only embarrassing error in AAA World, I’m afraid – for example, a recent review of the Honda Accord sedan referred to Honda’s upscale marque as Infiniti (Nissan’s equivalent) rather than Acura. I would rather pay less for AAA membership and not receive the magazine.

  • http://twitter.com/jtullyin07 Jonathan Tully

    The Walrus was Abe?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=546614342 Kati Driscoll

    Hi Jim, thanks for the shout out! We weren’t sure how readers would react to the correction, but we decided to have a little fun with it. We’re still keeping our fingers crossed that some of our Members have unearthed photographic evidence of 60′s Abe.

    Kati Driscoll
    Social Media Analyst
    AAA Mid-Atlantic