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Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States

3/7/2018

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Andrew Johnson became the 17th President of the United States when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14th, 1865.

Johnson was selected to be Lincoln's vice president because Lincoln was trying to run on a unity ticket that would be inclusive of southerners. Johnson was the only sitting senator from a state that seceded (Tennessee) who did not surrender his seat in the United States Senate and who remained firmly in favor of the Union.

As President, however, Johnson favored policies adopted by the southern states that restricted the freedom of former slaves, and he came into conflict with the Republican-controlled Congress.  The Congress would pass legislation overrriding actions of the former confederate states, then Johnson would veto that legislation, only to have Congress override the veto.  Eventually, Johnson was impeached by the House and acquitted by one vote in the Senate.

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Scott Romero link
4/4/2021 09:51:10 am

Grreat blog you have

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Stephen Tryon
4/4/2021 01:24:58 pm

Thanks, Scott. Been doing it for a while. Feels like something we need.

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Stephen Tryon
4/4/2021 01:25:37 pm

2d edition of the book Accountability Citizenship coming out in a few months.

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    Author of What Makes a Great President?, Close Encounters With Accountability Citizen-ship, Thy King Dumb Come, & Accountability Citi-zenship, Stephen P. Tryon is a businessman & technologist with extensive experience in e-commerce, a retired Soldier, and former Senate Fellow.

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