One Country, One Destiny

Brooks Brothers created a coat for Lincoln. Lincoln asked that they embroider a large eagle and the wording: One Country, One Destiny so that that symbol and those words would be against his skin at all times. Seeing this coat with the visible blood stains across the embroidered eagle was the most powerful moment for me in my visit last week to Washington D.C. It was a reminder of my favorite president, his incredible convictions, his life, and his tragic death. It was also an amazing illustration of a structure. A structure is a tool used by someone as a reminder of something that is important, a goal, a vision, an action step (like tying a ribbon around a tree, or a string around a finger, or carrying a trinket in your pocket, or a sticky note on your mirror, etc). Leave it to Lincoln to have such a inspiring, moving, visionary structure.

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4 thoughts on “One Country, One Destiny”

  1. Perhaps the tour guide was mistaken. I’d like to know the source of this information, not the imparter of it. It’s an interesting story, but I, like the previous commenter (I believe his name is Reggie), would like verification of this story. My respect for Lincoln surpasses the respect I have for any other American. I love and respect that great man and would probably be moved to tears if I saw that overcoat.

  2. Thanks RC for your question. I learned that Lincoln asked Brooks Brothers from a tour guide at Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. He also told us that part about the symbol and words against his skin. I am listening to a book on tape titled: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln continues to amaze me by his emotional intelligence and inspiration.

  3. I am intrigued by the following:

    Brooks Brothers created a coat for Lincoln. Lincoln asked that they embroider a large eagle and the wording: One Country, One Destiny so that that symbol and those words would be against his skin at all times.

    I am curious how you know that “Lincoln asked . . . Brooks Brothers? Also, I am especially curious with your comment “so that that symbol and those words would be against his skin.”

    Thanks,
    RC

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