Political caucus right after assassination

[Jim Garrett]

Late last month Betty Ownsbey, Dave Taylor and I met in Caroline County with two great historians, Cleo Coleman, President of Historic Port Royal, and Herb Collins, Curator emeritus Smithsonian. Herb had actually talked with Andrew Johnson's granddaughter. The family story of the second inauguration and Johnson's poor performance was due to the fact that the Vice president was a tea toddler. He was indeed under the weather and maybe overdid a medicine. I think we all know the nature of patent medicine from that era.

John was never given a fair shake.