Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Why was Andrew Johnson impeached as president?
4.1 (28)
56 mins
Explore the bitter political conflict between President Andrew Johnson and the Republican-controlled Congress during Reconstruction. Uncover the decisions and clashes that led to his impeachment in 1868 and his narrow escape from removal.
Ep 1:
An Accidental President Stumbles In
From a drunken inauguration to Lincoln's assassination, a poor Tennessee tailor rises to the presidency—then squanders it with pardons for ex-Confederates and brutal Black Codes.
Ep 2:
A Tailor's Grudge, A Nation Divided
As Radical Republicans fight back with the Fourteenth Amendment, Johnson vetoes relentlessly, humiliates himself on a disastrous campaign tour, and walks into a legislative trap built just for him.
Ep 3:
One Vote From Ruin
Johnson's defiance explodes into impeachment, a dramatic Senate trial, and a single stunning vote—leaving a legacy historians still call catastrophic.
Discussions (5)
Willis
Level 8 · 3 days agoOne drunk inauguration speech and 100 years of consequences. Andrew Johnson really said 'hold my whiskey.'
Brooks
Level 4 · 3 days agoJohnson got drunk before being sworn in lmaooo
Deborah
Level 8 · 3 days agoAtzerodt got DRUNK and just wandered off instead of killing Johnson... then pawned his pistol??? The most consequential no-show in American history lmao
