Summer Reading for the Trump Administration: Ron Chernow on Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Johnson, and the Midterm Elections of 1866

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Amy Davidson Sorkin writes on Ron Chernow’s biography of Ulysses S. Grant and the parallels between the midterms of 1866, with dissent mounting against President Andrew Johnson, and the run-up to the 2018 elections.

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