I think Congress has been far too tolerant of terrible Presidents, even before Andrew Johnson. On a related note, reading about the attempts to impeach John Tyler, the first President to suffer that indignity, are amusing.
The House released a NINE HUNDRED PAGE REPORT on Buchanan, then did nothing about it.
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Buchanan is the classic example of a guy who, when faced with a huge crisis, not only failed to meet the task, but actively made it worse, which is sad for many reasons, but not least because he was great at managing politics in every other position he held.
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He was in the wrong job at the wrong time. He'd have been a great success as a European diplomat of that era. Sort of how Franz Joseph, Fremont, & Napoleon III were all the wrong men for their jobs at their moment.
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