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Johnson was determined to carry out Lincoln's policy toward bringing the South back into the Union. There were many in the North who believed that the South had not suffered nearly enough for starting the Civil War, and Andrew Johnson was seen as going much too easy on the defeated South.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agopeople didn't like how he spend billions fixing detroit after the urban riots, and he became obsessed with trying to win the Vietnam War, eventually killing 1000 soldiers a day
chose not to run for reelection
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∙ 11y agohe was a rookie.
Yes, he felt that JFK was young, too preppy, too Northeastern, and too Roman Catholic.
LBJ: "Senator Kennedy is like your handsome young nephew whom you bring out at parties to sing a song. But when the party's over and it's time to clean up, he is nowhere to be found."
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∙ 15y agoWhile Johnson created many wonderful programs and got the Civil Rights Bill passed, he is not liked by many because he was president when the U.S. went to Vietnam to fight in the Vietnam War.
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∙ 12y agopeople blamed him for the war in Vietnam
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∙ 13y agoPeople did like him as president
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∙ 13y agoThe war in Vietnam made him unpopular.
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Why did Andrew Johnson become the president?
Johnson was vice-president under Lincoln. After Lincoln was killed, Johnson became president.
Only president to become a college teacher and president?
Johnson mayfield Johnson mayfield
How did Lyndon Johnson become?
Lyndon Johnson was Vice President to President John F. Kennedy. Johnson became president following Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
What month did Andrew Johnson become president?
It was in mid April , 1865 that Lincoln was killed and Johnson became president.
Who was the first ex-president to become a senator?
Andrew Johnson was the only former president to become a senator.
Did one of Andrew Johnson's kids become a president?
no
How did Lyndon Johnson become president?
Lyndon Johnson was Vice President to President John F. Kennedy. Johnson became president following Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Why was Johnson unpopular?
His Vietnam war policy.
Who has become president and wasn't elected?
lyndon b Johnson
Who become president after JFK died?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What year was an unpopular antiradical president escapes conviction and removal from office by one vote?
Andrew Johnson was the first president to be impeached. He escaped conviction by just one vote.
Why was President Andrew Johnson's presidency riddled with problems?
Andrew Johnson had been vice President under Lincoln, and he became President only because of the assassination of Lincoln. Even though this was exactly what the constitution required, many people at the time felt that Johnson did not have the right to become President, and resented him. This was particularly true because Johnson was from the South. It almost seemed like a final coup d'etat by the Confederacy, for Johnson to become President.
