In an interview in May 1866, Lee said: "The Radical party are likely to do a great deal of harm, for we wish now for good feeling to grow up between North and South, and the President, Mr. Johnson, has been doing much to strengthen the feeling in favor of the Union among us.
I et interview i maj 1866 sagde Lee, "det radikale parti vil formentlig gøre en masse skade, for vi ønsker, at der skal gro velvilje mellem Nord og Syd, og præsidenten, Mr. Johnson, har gjort meget for at styrke velviljen overfor Unionen blandt os.