Andrew Johnson: The Drunken Demagogue

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Oct 20, 202000:30:25Society & Culture

He was the follow-up act no one wanted: Johnson took office after Lincoln was assassinated, and spent his presidency making every sloppy, chaotic move he was capable of. Everything he did — from empowering ex-Confederate...

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