President Lincoln's main plan was to reassemble the nation that was separated apart due to the Civil War. Lincoln was one of the leaders who thought that the action of reuniting the Union should be uncomplicated since he wanted to mend the states at a quicker pace.
After Lincoln was assassinated, Andrew Johnson came into the office as the new president. Unlike Lincoln, Johnson wanted to be tolerant with bringing the South back to its old ways, but he did stick with his idea to reunite the Union. Johnson's main plan was to end the Congress from trying to take over the reconstruction. Their plan was to have the military rule the South, but Johnson wanted to keep them in the states. The Reconstruction Act of 1867 was developed by the Congress, which Johnson tried to refuse it but the Congress reserved his decision. The Congress eventually placed allegations against Johnson for disobeying the Tenure of Office Act. This decreased Johnson's ability to change the policy of Reconstruction from then on.