In an oft-repeated legend, Lincoln is said to have turned to his bodyguard Ward Hill Lamon and remarked that his speech, like a bad plow, "won't scour". According to Garry Wills, however, this statement largely originates from Lamon's unreliable recollections and is not accepted as fact. In Garry Wills's view, " had done what he wanted to do ".
In an oft-repeated legend, Lincoln is said to have turned to his bodyguard Ward Hill Lamon and remarked that his speech, like a bad plow, "won't scour". According to Garry Wills however, this statement largely originates from Lamon's unreliable recollections and is not accepted as fact In Garry Wills's view, " had done what he wanted to do ".