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Presidents of Manifest Destiny Target of Congressional Wrath
Andrew Johnson faced fierce congressional opposition after Lincoln's death as radicals pushed punitive Reconstruction measures. Johnson vetoed harsh bills, was impeached then acquitted by one vote, and he remained sympathetic to the South while his legacy mixed principle with limited reform. He later sought the 1868 Democratic nomination.
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Andrew Johnson
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Lincoln
Union
United States
Johnson
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Lincoln- Johnson
Lincoln-Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
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Thaddeus Stevens
Charles Sumner
Ben Wade
Senate
Supreme Court
Secretary of War
Edwin M. Stanton
U.S. Senate
Los Angeles Times Syndicate