S8 Ep471: PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY Guest: Michael Vorenberg. Vorenberg discusses how President Johnson's obstructionism inadvertently unified Republicans, enabling the passage of the Reconstruction Acts and the 14th and 15th Amendments.
Podcast:The John Batchelor Show Published On: Mon Feb 16 2026 Description: PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY Guest: Michael Vorenberg. Vorenberg discusses how President Johnson'sobstructionism inadvertently unified Republicans, enabling the passage of the Reconstruction Acts and the 14th and 15th Amendments.1865 INAUGURATION OF ANDREW JOHNSON FOLLOWING LINCOL'S DEATH.