You thought I wasn't going to keep this going, right?
Surprise!
Lincoln assembled his generals and announced: "I have given you carte blanche, you must use your own judgment and do the best you can."
He also told that to the landscapers.
The next day, Lincoln awoke to a magnificent garden of flowers, trees, paths, and fountains on the White House grounds.
"This is truly splendid," said Abe. "But where did the field hospital go that was here?"
"We've gotten those bums out of their cots and down to the quarry, mining granite for your pyramid," said a landscaper.
Lincoln laughed. He'd look splendid, wrapped in linen and decorated in gold.