Andrew Johnson – 1865–1869.

Taking office after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, Andrew Johnson oversees the beginning of Reconstruction while clashing with Congress over the future of the defeated South. Abroad, his presidency sees the French withdrawal from Mexico, negotiations with Britain and Denmark, and the purchase of Alaska from Russia. As the United States emerges from the Civil War, how does Johnson’s presidency reshape America’s relationship with Europe?

An original podcast by Atlantic Perspectives (www.atlanticperspectives.org).

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