Jack Hitt

The first part of it reads, I can see nearly 50 miles in diameter.

The city with its girdle of encampments presents a superb scene.

So it gets a little poetic, but you know, he is a con man too.

I mean, he's a carnival barker too.

So he adds in a little LinkedIn sort of jibber jabber, right?

So

It goes on to say, and acknowledging indebtedness to your encouragement for the opportunity of demonstrating the availability of the science of aeronautics in the service of this country.

I am your excellency's obedient servant.

So that message goes into the White House.

And believe it or not, Lincoln invites him to dinner.

Because Lincoln, it turns out, is an early adopter.

He's really into new tech.

Yeah, yeah.

And so he goes into the White House, and he says they talked late into the night.

But he explains, like, you know, we should use them for spying capability.

He explains, like, you know, I think we can get up there and we can see things that no one has ever seen before.

And understand in those days, intel was gathered by putting a, you know, one or two or three people on individual horses and just sending them off into the woods to sort of scout.

Right.

Right.

And Lincoln got it.