Encore: Political Parties | The Golden Age of the GOP | 4
American History Tellers
English - September 30, 2020 09:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratingsHistory Kids & Family Education for Kids america history cold war prohibition Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As the Civil War came to a close, the government set its sights once again on the future of the United States. Working closely with a Republican President, the Republican Congress expected a swift and peaceful road to Reconstruction. But then, a mere four weeks into his second term, Lincoln was assassinated, leaving the country in the hands of Andrew Johnson, a Southern Democrat who had personally owned slaves just three years before.
While Johnson’s unwavering commitment to states rights cultivated a fraught relationship with his Congress, the tumult would ultimately be short-lived. After just four years of a Democratic president, America’s Grand Old Party would ascend to power—and hold it—for over 70 years.
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