JOHNSON took his stand at the ... announcing the fall of Sumter. A serenade to President DAVIS was gotten up. He was called on for a speech, but pleaded unwell. But the people were addressed ...

For the first time in history, the United States House of Representatives impeached a sitting president, Democrat Andrew Johnson ... In frequent speeches and interviews, Johnson publicly expressed ...

Legacy: Andrew Johnson’s racism and antipathy towards African-American civil rights were a harbinger for similar attitudes to come during Reconstruction. The first president to be impeached—but not ...

Andrew Johnson grew up poor in ... Abraham Lincoln persuaded Republican delegates to make Johnson, a Democrat, his running mate. Johnson became president on April 15, 1865—three hours after ...