[Verginius Rufus]

I would put several other Presidents below Andrew Johnson. He was the wrong man for the times, far too stubborn, and lacked vision, but had some good qualities as a person. Even Prof. Gordon-Reed, who has a recent biography of him, admits that, and she has no reason to go easy on him because she is black.

Back in the 1940s there was a movie about Andrew Johnson's impeachment which had him as the good guy and the Radical Republicans as the bad guys. The racial issues were pretty much ignored, I think. One of the channels that runs a lot of old movies ran it during the Clinton impeachment.

[Texas Fossil]

Radical Republicans as the bad guys.

The "Radical Republicans" (with their carpetbaggers, scallywags and other thieves) during Reconstruction WERE the "bad guys".

Note, I have never voted Dem for any national office and few local offices. Have always been Republican.

[Lazlo in PA]

Back in the 1940s there was a movie about Andrew Johnson's impeachment which had him as the good guy and the Radical Republicans as the bad guys.

That was a small period of time in the 30's and 40's where a bunch of radical leftist historians like Charles Beard (A big FDR fan) used this Presidency to bash the GOP. No one believes that Johnson had any good qualities anymore and his bungling of Reconstruction was a disgrace. It set us up for decades of racial BS in this country. He is at least in the top 10 worst presidents.