How can I defend Andrew Johnson?

I couldn't he and McNamara should have been crucified for handling the war in SE Asia it was totally winnable. But they micromanaged to death where troops were killed. His domestic policies only happened because he had a cooperative Congress.

And the war on poverty has been a failure.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.