Johnson's Reconstruction policy, moreover, was not a continuation of Lincoln's, but very much his own.

He momentarily marginalized the Radicals in terms of shaping Reconstruction policy.

The midterm elections of 1866 turned into a referendum on the 14th amendment and the trajectory of Reconstruction policy.

He speaks of the Reconstruction policy being built on "a false foundation."

Lincoln later said that he didn't want to be held to one Reconstruction policy.

In 1866 he was removed as postmaster for not supporting Reconstruction policies.

In the century after he left office most historians denounced the Reconstruction policies followed by Grant.

He opposed the government's controversial Reconstruction policies, a political move that eventually cost him his position.

Reconstruction policies were implemented when a Confederate state came under the control of the US Army.

Johnson was acquitted by one vote, but he lost the influence to shape Reconstruction policy.