Complex sentence: Early in his presidency, Johnson trusted Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to carry out his Reconstruction policies, and he also had a favorable opinion of Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles and Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCullough.
Split into simpler sentences: Early in his presidency, Johnson trusted Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to carry out his Reconstruction policies. Johnson also had a favorable opinion of Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles and Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCullough.