Johnson's Pardon

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I tend to agree with Jim. I suspect that Johnson welcomed the opportunity to slap his radical political foes in the face -- and probably get Mrs. Mudd off his case also. Frankie appears to have been a pit bull in fighting for her husband. However, if I recall correctly, some of his letters from Ft. Jefferson to her were a tad disrespectful. I remember reading them and thinking I might have been tempted to leave him down there!

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Jerry Madonna did a lot of research involving Andrew Johnson in his book on The Threat to the Republic. He might want to chime in here?