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Readmitting Rebel States (1868)

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The Destabilizing Behavior of President Johnson

Congress is very tuned into Johnson's power. They're not only overriding his vetoes, but they're looking for other ways to keep him from exercising presidential powers. Sometimes I know we can't do counterfactuals or anything like that, but sometimes I wonder like what would it have been like if Lincoln's successor was a radical Republican.

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