æt tˈaɪmz hiː wʌz pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd æz ðə plˈeɪntˈɔːkɪŋ "ɹˈeɪl splˈɪɾɚ" ænd æɾ ˈʌðɚ tˈaɪmz hiː wʌz "ˈɑːnɪst ˈeɪb", ʌnpˈɑːlɪʃt bˌʌt tɹˈʌstwɜːði.
At times he was presented as the plain-talking "Rail Splitter" and at other times he was "Honest Abe", unpolished but trustworthy.