25 Defining Days: Andrew Johnson - Elections Daily

25 Defining Days: Andrew Johnson - Elections Daily

Welcome to Part Seventeen! It’s time for the first impeached president, the man who frustrated civil rights. Let’s dive into the administration of Andrew Johnson: An extraordinary inauguration- 15th April 1865 Following the death of Abraham Lincoln in the early hours of the morning, Andrew Johnson became president. It rained heavily as a shocked Johnson was sworn in at Kirkwood House, the boarding house in which he resided, gathered with a numbe…