Johnson became the president after Kennedy's assassination and the cabinet was already in place.
Political Appointees
The president
All the Cabinet posts are the president's appointees.
The president
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They are appointed by the President
judge the abilities of many of the president's appointees to public office
Oversee the implementation of the president's agenda by an agency PLATO (A)
Most historians claim that Jefferson Davis enjoyed more success with his political appointees to generalships than did President Lincoln. They cite the fact that Davis held his appointees to the same standards as he did with his military appointees. Lincoln, on the other hand gave his political appointees more "slack" concerning their performance in the field.
In late February 1868 eleven articles of impeachment were brought against Andrew Johnson over political and ideological differences between the president and Congress.
US Supreme Court appointees.
Political Appointees