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Let's say Powell was assigned to kill Johnson instead of Seward and he succeeds. Assuming that Lincoln follows the precedent of George Washington and doesn't run does Grant still run? With Lincoln backing his campaign if he runs does he do even better in the election? If Lincoln advises him does he pick less corrupt people to run the government ?What would Johnson's legacy be like since he would be a martyred VP instead of being later vilified in the late 20th-early 21st centuries?
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