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

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 ...

The following article from Walkes' Spirit of the Times, lifts the mystery from the singular conduct of Vice-President JOHNSON ... THE POISONING OF ANDREW JOHNSON. -- There can be but little ...

For the first time in history, the United States House of Representatives impeached a sitting president, Democrat Andrew Johnson ... on April 15, 1865. He was a Union man, but his roots were ...

A Southern supporter of the Union who balanced the ticket in Abraham Lincoln's 1864 reelection, Johnson led the Southern Reconstruction effort following the president's assassination. Conflicts ...

A new series dramatizes Edwin Stanton's hunt for John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators in the aftermath of the president’s 1865 assassination Vanessa Armstrong A new podcast series explores ...