Glad you read this passage about Johnson, for he is a bit of an enigma. The first impeached President, followed by two others in recent times. I sense that Johnson was a rigid individual, wanting of emotional intelligence. Thanks again for your work, ROn!
Thank you, I've always wondered why Lincoln picked Johnston. You went a long way toward answering that. Watch your pod cast every mornin with coffee. Keep up the Great Work.
Thanks Ron for sharing this story about Johnson. Quite frankly I'm ashamed of myself for not reading more about this man, because all I've ever heard was he was a drunk. I doubt he ever thought he'd be thrust into the the position of President at such a critical time. Reconstruction after the war would have been a daunting task for any man after that bloody war.
Johnson was a very handsome man and he seems to be very well dressed as opposed to Lincoln! I don't blame Lincoln for not looking so sharp in his cothes because Lincoln was unusually tall amd thin! This made it hard for him to have good fitting clothes!
I found your channel( is that why it’s called?) on my feed. Liked it immediately cuz I’m a CW history buff(I go to nearby Gettysburg and walk around). Anyhoo I’m subscribing and await your upcoming posts sir…
I don't think I'm sticking out my neck when I say that Lincoln chose Johnson to be his running mate in 1864 primarily based on political considerations. This leaves me wondering who might have been Lincoln's choice if he picked someone based on merit alone. I can't imagine him choosing Stanton, and the obvious choice, Seward, was already somewhat sickly and frail and therefore probably out of the running. Most of the other political figures I know from the period are Democrats, whereas I don't know a great deal about the prominent Republicans who might have completed the ticket instead of Johnson. I'd be interested to hear the opinions of some of the other people who follow this channel as to who might have made a good choice as VP and a good president after Lincoln's subsequent assassination.
Obviously, as did the nation as a whole, President Johnson lost his loadstar when Abraham Lincoln was so unrighteously killed. I can't help but believe that the reunification of the nation would have been much smoother and much happier all around if Lincoln would have lived to oversee the process. Once again, the ugly passions that were integral to Southern Succession, did to itself, through the deadly violence endemic to its culture, the very harm it did seek to avoid. "Oft evil will shall evil mar." Johnson was no Lincoln, so is it any wonder that he failed at what was in essence an almost superhuman task?
@@davidanthony4845 Ha, yeah, misspelled lodestar, but you knew what I meant, the fixed star that has guided people, even in darkness, for all of mankind. The question is though, do you agree with any of my points?
4:30 - i alway thought Johnson was trying to interefere with commerce. Who was he to say how a man should run his business? "How can a man from Vermont, tell me how to run my business in South Carolina, when he has not turned the soild, watered the crops, harvested them and taken them to town, then wants money in the form of taxes for it, or to tell me how to run my farm? Have that man come down and make his hands dirty to invest in the crop. " Mr. Johnson was wrong. LEave people alone.
@@owensomers8572 if i remember correctly, the "cotton bubble" was caused by overfarming and government interference. The Dust Bowl was caused by overfarming and government interference. Essentially, bad farming methods and -- waht a shock...GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE
I don’t think he was much of a drinker - or at least no more than others at that time. This reputation came about as a result of Johnson being sick on the day of his inauguration. He was offered whiskey to fortify himself and apparently drank an entire glass. He didn’t handle it well. Upon being sworn in he kissed the Bible used for the oath and declared, “I kiss this Bible in the face of the United States.” He then commenced a rambling, similarly nonsensical speech while Lincoln stared at his feet. Eventually Johnson was tactfully led away pursuant to a sotto voce directive from the President.
If a movie were ever made about Andrew Johnson, It seems the perfect actor to play him would be Tommy Lee Jones. The resemblance is uncanny.
Amazing story
Thank you.... great channel
Never heard the story of the three cheers. If I did, I forgotten it in my old age. too bad he turned in in the end. Thank you for that story.
Glad you read this passage about Johnson, for he is a bit of an enigma. The first impeached President, followed by two others in recent times. I sense that Johnson was a rigid individual, wanting of emotional intelligence. Thanks again for your work, ROn!
In many ways history seems to be repeating itself. Rusling's assessment of politicians of the era seems appropriate to today.....
I found the Rusling book. It’s on Amazon and through inter library loan. Can’t wait to read it it!
Thank you, I've always wondered why Lincoln picked Johnston. You went a long way toward answering that. Watch your pod cast every mornin with coffee. Keep up the Great Work.
Thanks Ron for sharing this story about Johnson. Quite frankly I'm ashamed of myself for not reading more about this man, because all I've ever heard was he was a drunk. I doubt he ever thought he'd be thrust into the the position of President at such a critical time. Reconstruction after the war would have been a daunting task for any man after that bloody war.
Lorne Greene would have been a perfect actor to have played Andrew Johnson.
You, my friend, are the only one.
Johnson was a very handsome man and he seems to be very well dressed as opposed to Lincoln! I don't blame Lincoln for not looking so sharp in his cothes because Lincoln was unusually tall amd thin! This made it hard for him to have good fitting clothes!
I found your channel( is that why it’s called?) on my feed. Liked it immediately cuz I’m a CW history buff(I go to nearby Gettysburg and walk around). Anyhoo I’m subscribing and await your upcoming posts sir…
Very interesting.
Please do a video on AMBROSE BURNSIDE! He’s a facinating character in the Civil War and I’m curious if Rusling speaks of him in his book…
@@lanemeyer9350 Coming soon!
I don't think I'm sticking out my neck when I say that Lincoln chose Johnson to be his running mate in 1864 primarily based on political considerations. This leaves me wondering who might have been Lincoln's choice if he picked someone based on merit alone. I can't imagine him choosing Stanton, and the obvious choice, Seward, was already somewhat sickly and frail and therefore probably out of the running. Most of the other political figures I know from the period are Democrats, whereas I don't know a great deal about the prominent Republicans who might have completed the ticket instead of Johnson. I'd be interested to hear the opinions of some of the other people who follow this channel as to who might have made a good choice as VP and a good president after Lincoln's subsequent assassination.
Resolute is probably his character trait.
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Obviously, as did the nation as a whole, President Johnson lost his loadstar when Abraham Lincoln was so unrighteously killed. I can't help but believe that the reunification of the nation would have been much smoother and much happier all around if Lincoln would have lived to oversee the process. Once again, the ugly passions that were integral to Southern Succession, did to itself, through the deadly violence endemic to its culture, the very harm it did seek to avoid. "Oft evil will shall evil mar." Johnson was no Lincoln, so is it any wonder that he failed at what was in essence an almost superhuman task?
' lodestar '
@@davidanthony4845 Ha, yeah, misspelled lodestar, but you knew what I meant, the fixed star that has guided people, even in darkness, for all of mankind. The question is though, do you agree with any of my points?
@@oldgeezerproductions you're on target, O.G.
Lincoln's assassination may have been a catalyst that changed Johnson's views on the implementation of reconstruction.
Johnson looks like Tommy Lee Jones✔️
States that joined the union had every right to leave the union.
4:30 - i alway thought Johnson was trying to interefere with commerce. Who was he to say how a man should run his business?
"How can a man from Vermont, tell me how to run my business in South Carolina, when he has not turned the soild, watered the crops, harvested them and taken them to town, then wants money in the form of taxes for it, or to tell me how to run my farm? Have that man come down and make his hands dirty to invest in the crop. "
Mr. Johnson was wrong. LEave people alone.
Ever hear of the Dust Bowl, or the Cotton Bubble (to name but a few)?
@@owensomers8572 if i remember correctly, the "cotton bubble" was caused by overfarming and government interference.
The Dust Bowl was caused by overfarming and government interference.
Essentially, bad farming methods and -- waht a shock...GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE
Was Johnson a hard drinker, or is that just a rumor?
I don’t think he was much of a drinker - or at least no more than others at that time.
This reputation came about as a result of Johnson being sick on the day of his inauguration.
He was offered whiskey to fortify himself and apparently drank an entire glass. He didn’t handle it well.
Upon being sworn in he kissed the Bible used for the oath and declared, “I kiss this Bible in the face of the United States.” He then commenced a rambling, similarly nonsensical speech while Lincoln stared at his feet. Eventually Johnson was tactfully led away pursuant to a sotto voce directive from the President.
Well now we have an inappropriate showers cadaver
Bingo !