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Episode 6: Executive Retreat (1865-1901) (The Ultimate Guide to the Presidency)
America after the Civil War was a traumatized country in desperate need of leadership. Over the next three decades, a series of struggling presidents took a back seat to Congress and to captains of industry. After Lincoln’s assassination his Vice President Andrew Johnson assumed the Presidency. He was to be a ‘uniter’ of sorts to re-unite the country. He took action, without consulting with Congress, to force the South to admit slavery was over. On the other hand, Congress wanted to push back against southern states by pushing for more equal rights for freed slaves. Talk about the progression of the following events and how they affected the image and power of the President:
Black Codes: Any black without a job can be put to any kind of labor you want. Any kids can be taken away from his family and …show more content…
Steel was being made and railroads were being built making fortunes for industrialists. However, it only took one cog in the financial and industrial wheel to cause huge fluctuations in the economy of the United States, causing depressions, recessions, high unemployment and thousands of businesses and jobs lost. How did the personal leadership style of each of those presidents affect the position of the President in the eyes of Congress, and how did Congress react to the changing role of the President?
President Garfield and President Cleveland recovery time from medical issue resulted in little impact on the U.S. Government. It gives you a sense as to the role of the presidency that presidential responsibility had dropped a great deal.
What was the “Billion Dollar Congress” and how and why did it get that name?
A billion dollars is being paid out to each veteran and it got its name because Speaker Reed said it was a billion dollar
Episode 6: Executive Retreat (1865-1901) (The Ultimate Guide to the Presidency)
America after the Civil War was a traumatized country in desperate need of leadership. Over the next three decades, a series of struggling presidents took a back seat to Congress and to captains of industry. After Lincoln’s assassination his Vice President Andrew Johnson assumed the Presidency. He was to be a ‘uniter’ of sorts to re-unite the country. He took action, without consulting with Congress, to force the South to admit slavery was over. On the other hand, Congress wanted to push back against southern states by pushing for more equal rights for freed slaves. Talk about the progression of the following events and how they affected the image and power of the President:
Black Codes: Any black without a job can be put to any kind of labor you want. Any kids can be taken away from his family and …show more content…
Steel was being made and railroads were being built making fortunes for industrialists. However, it only took one cog in the financial and industrial wheel to cause huge fluctuations in the economy of the United States, causing depressions, recessions, high unemployment and thousands of businesses and jobs lost. How did the personal leadership style of each of those presidents affect the position of the President in the eyes of Congress, and how did Congress react to the changing role of the President?
President Garfield and President Cleveland recovery time from medical issue resulted in little impact on the U.S. Government. It gives you a sense as to the role of the presidency that presidential responsibility had dropped a great deal.
What was the “Billion Dollar Congress” and how and why did it get that name?
A billion dollars is being paid out to each veteran and it got its name because Speaker Reed said it was a billion dollar