It would have been tricky in any case to preside over a country recently reunited after a bitter civil war, but Andrew Johnson did not exactly do a stellar job. Widely regarded as a decent and well-intentioned fellow, he nevertheless granted blanket amnesty to Confederates during a Congressional recess, vetoed legislation that would have granted rights and support to former slaves, and became the first U.S. president to be impeached after he replaced his secretary of war without Congressional approval, intentionally violating a law specifically enacted to protect the sitting secretary.
Wait! What's going on here? There's no room for nuance on Presidents' Day! Enough with the historical background--it's time to congratulate Andrew Johnson for being the seventh president in our series of lame, crappy, or boring presidents!
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