<span>He showed leniency towards the former Confederate states after the Civil War
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Andrew Johnson impeachment emanated from a power struggle over reconstruction policies. The house republican wanted harsh reconstruction conditions imposed on the southern states while Johnson chose to pursue the lenient policies of his boss, Lincoln who had been assassinated.
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During the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush was in a school in Florida. He was at a school named is E. E. Booker Elementary School. The title of the piece that he was reading to the inner-city first graders was “The Pet Goat”. He was listening to the children as they recited the story back to him. That morning, around 9: 10, in front of a sign stating "Reading Makes a Country Great", White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card informed him that a second airplane had just hit the World Trade Center. Though he received that information, the President remained seated for several minutes and still read along with the children. At around 9: 30 in the morning, he was scheduled to give a press conference. It was in the school that he gave the presscon about the attacks. It was after that speech that he was taken to a secure location by the Secret Service aboard Air Force One. This happened before he was taken to the White House later that evening.
Answer: He wanted to take strong action against North Vietnam.
Historical context:
President Lyndon Johnson used alleged attacks by North Vietnamese against US ships in the Gulf of Tonkin as a reason to ramp up heavy war efforts against North Vietnam. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by Congress in August, 1964, after reports of possible attacks on two US naval ships. The key wording in the resolution said:
- <em>Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.</em>
That resolution served as a blank check for President Johnson to send troops to whatever extent he deemed necessary in pursuance of the war. Johnson's strong actions taken against North Vietnam meant a huge increase of America's involvement in the war. Between 1964 and the end of Johnson's presidency in 1969, US troop levels in Vietnam increased from around 20,000 to over 500,000.
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Pretty dang darn sure it is A
