Andrew Johnson: Difference between revisions

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Johnson was acquitted by a single vote <ref>The lawyers defending Johnson, however, made the argument that Johnson [[Loophole Abuse|never appointed Stanton]]: Lincoln did, and Johnson merely inherited Lincoln's Cabinet. Ergo, the Tenure of Office Act didn't apply to this case.</ref> and allowed to remain in office <ref>The votes against impeachment were mostly from people who thought that the country had gone through enough turmoil and the complete defacing of the executive was a bad idea. There were also rumors of rampant bribery.</ref>, but in the process, ended up losing pretty much all his political power. From that point until arguably the time of [[Theodore Roosevelt]], Congress was effectively running the country rather than the office of the Presidency.

 

{{tropelist|Tropes that Applied to Andrew Johnson}}

* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: The Radical Republicans wanted a President who would harshly punish the South, and they thought Lincoln was too soft,so when Johnson succeeded him, they were encouraged by his proclamations of doing just that. However [[Exact Words|Johnson never mentioned doing so on terms they agreed with]], and in truth, he was happy to be even more forgiving than Lincoln, he just wanted the initial pleasure of making ex-Confederates grovel for mercy first.

* [[Book Dumb]]: Admitted he was until his wife taught him to read.