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- 1Lincoln joke about early espresso machine delights readers●During our Fort Stevens interview, President Abraham Lincoln showed off an early steam-powered coffee extraction machine
A satirical anecdote is circulating claiming Abraham Lincoln, during an interview at Fort Stevens, demonstrated a steam-powered coffee extraction machine of his own design — 37 years before Luigi Bezzera patented the espresso machine — and spoke of a philosophy of being 'excellent' to others, a nod to the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.