What Price Freedom: President Johnson impeached by Congress
President Johnson is no longer a serious obstacle to the passage of radical legislation, but he still is the person responsible for administering Reconstruction programs. The Radicals have little confidence in his motivation to do so and begin impea...
What Price Freedom: Reconstruction and Financial Issues Plague Grant's Administration
The influence of radical Republicans, more progressive as far as blacks are concerned, is diminished as moderate Republicans come into power. They nominate Ulysses S. Grant for the presidency in 1868, perhaps the only man who could be elected during...
What Price Freedom: President Johnson Fast Tracks Re-entry of Southern States
At this very difficult time, Lincoln's Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes President. Johnson is a former slaveholder and wartime governor of Tennessee, a loyal unionist Democrat who was put on the ticket to broaden the appeal of the Republican Pa...
Political Stalemate: Stalwarts and Half-Breeds Compete for Control of Republican Party
As president, Rutherford B. Hayes attempts to institute civil service reforms, declaring himself a one-term president who would not be making strategic political appointments just to win reelection. By the end of Hayes' presidency, the Stalwarts led...