No recordings of Abraham Lincoln's voice exist since he died 12 years before Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, the first device to record and play back sound. Shown here is Lincoln delivering his ...

Hamish Linklater as Abraham Lincoln in 'Manhunt.' Linklater’s take, while closer to Day-Lewis’ than Waterston’s, is the voice that most closely aligns with some descriptions of Lincoln’s speaking ...

Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Abraham Lincoln in director Steven Spielberg's historical drama 'Lincoln.' (Photo by Dreamworks / Disney) While two-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis isn't exactly a recluse ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A towering figure such as Abraham Lincoln, who stood 6 feet 4 and was one of history’s master orators, must have had a booming voice to match, right? Not in Daniel Day-Lewis’ ...

Hamish Linklater as Abraham Lincoln in 'Manhunt.' While there are no audio recordings of Lincoln, contemporary reports of his voice indicate that he probably sounded something like he does in Manhunt.