Following Lincoln’s death, vice president Andrew Johnson ascended ... voters to elect Republicans. In his political cartoons, he repeatedly framed Johnson as a danger to the country and to ...

On this February day, the crowds came to watch members of the House vote to impeach President Andrew Johnson ... “His policy placed former rebels in political control of nearly every Southern ...

The 17th president defied Congress ... of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. In 1861, Johnson demonstrated a stunning moment of political courage when he became the only senator from ...

On March 4, 1865, Andrew ... to his political career. When it came time for Lincoln's re-election in 1864, he cast aside his original vice president, Hannibal Hamlin, in favor of Johnson.