Political Cartoon: King Andy I

Johnson's Presidency (1865 to mid-1867 before impeachment)

Political Cartoon: King Andy I

11/03/1866

Political Cartoon

The National Portrait Gallery presents an 1866 political cartoon, drawn by Thomas Nast, that depicts President Andrew Johnson (D-TN)--the 17th President of the United States from 1865 to 1869--as a king dressed in royal clothing surrounded by two subjects and a woman in chains. In the background behind a curtain being pulled back by one of the subjects, the White House is depicted with a line of past presidents leading to an executioner, who is seen raising an axe to the individuals. The captions read, "How he will look and what he will do," "Long live King Andy I," "Do you want Andrew Johnson president or King," and "You pays your taxes and you takes your choice."

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National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

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