Barry Schwartz wrote in 2009 that Lincoln's image suffered "erosion, fading prestige, benign ridicule" in the late 20th century.
bˈæɹi ʃwˈɔːɹts ɹˈoʊt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ðæt lˈɪŋkənz ˈɪmɪdʒ sˈʌfɚd "ɪɹˈoʊʒən, fˈeɪdɪŋ pɹɛstˈiːʒ, bᵻnˈaɪn ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl" ɪnðə lˈeɪt twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.