Video: MOOC | Andrew Johnson | The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1865-1890, Duration: 11:55

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

Video: MOOC | Andrew Johnson | The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1865-1890, Duration: 11:55

04/27/2015

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YouTube presents a 2015 video, produced by ColumbiaLearn and hosted by Dr. Eric Foner, that discusses the presidency of President Andrew Johnson (D-TN)--who became the 17th President of the United States after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April of 1865. Themes include: how Johnson acquired the presidency, his policies, his opinion in the eyes of United States citizens, and why he became the first president to be impeached.

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