our guest, erik alexander of southern illinois university, edwardsville. professor alexander, how would you describe grace ence relationship with andrew johnson and his it is predecessor her. yes, great question. and it was a rocky relationship ant, of course, had, as i mentioned, had very little political experience after the viwar had ended and following the assassination of abraham lincoln in 1865. grant had been given a new title created by congress, the general of the army of the united states. and in those years after the war, he was largely responsible for overseeing the military's implementation of johnson's reconstruction policies. but both grant as well as other members of the republican party, rapidly became disillusioned with those policies. in 1865, johnson had sent grant on a fact finding mission to tour the south. grant had actually issued a report to congress that was somewhat sympathetic with johnson's policies. but this relationship broke down very quickly as johnson became more stubborn, more defiant and extraordinary racist. so, for exa

our guest, erik alexander of southern illinois university, edwardsville. professor alexander, how would you describe grace ence relationship with andrew johnson and his it is predecessor her. yes, great question. and it was a rocky relationship to be sur grant, of course, had, as i mentioned, had very little political experience after the civil war had ended and following the assassination of abraham lincoln in 1865. grant had been given a new title created by congress, the general of the army of the united states. and in those years after the war, he was largely responsible for overseeing the military's implementation of johnson's reconstruction policies. but both grant as well as other members of the republican party, rapidly became disillusioned with those policies. in 1865, johnson had sent grant on a fact finding mission to tour the south. grant had actually issued a report to congress that was somewhat sympathetic with johnson's policies. but this relationship broke down very quickly as johnson became more stubborn, more defiant and extraordinary rac