History of the United States II / Unit 1 USH2 0015 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Swing Around the Circle
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The idea
Johnson campaigned against the Fourteenth Amendment in late summer eighteen sixty-six with a speaking tour called the swing around the circle.
In practice
Hecklers provoking damaging replies, and Republicans claiming the president was drunk.
Where people slip
The tour backfired. In the eighteen sixty-six midterms Republicans won majorities large enough to override any veto.
Your place on the trail
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