Record #:

4129

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Raleigh native Andrew Johnson was the first president to be impeached. He angered many in congress by trying to carry out Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction policies. Though charges were brought against him in 1868, he was not convicted. In 1875, he became to first and only president to return to congress when the Tennessee legislature elected him by one vote.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 66 Issue 12, May 1999, p18-22, por

Subject(s):

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875