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James Swanson in the Wall Street Journal
04-23-2015, 07:16 PM
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RE: James Swanson in the Wall Street Journal
While I don't pretend to know much about the inner politics of the republican party in 1864, I always found the choice of Andrew Johnson as the VP running mate beyond my comprehension. Johnson was a Southern Democrat who stayed in the Union, and the only thing I can see that AL would want him as a running mate in 1864 was that he was from Tennessee and was loyal to the Union. Am I missing something? Otherwise, I think James Swanson's assessment is pretty much on the mark.
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