The president who supported the plan of Radical Reconstruction was Andrew Johnson. After Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Johnson, who became president in 1865, initially favored a lenient approach to Reconstruction, but he faced significant opposition from Radical Republicans in Congress who sought more stringent measures to ensure civil rights and a complete reorganization of Southern society. Ultimately, Johnson's resistance to their policies led to his impeachment.
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