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After the war ended the Senate was engaged in a controversy with Andrew Johnson, during which there could be no healthy action either of the executive or the legislative branch of the Government.
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Hoar describes the contentious relationship between the Senate and Andrew Johnson post-Civil War, which hindered effective governance.
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