Strange Country Ep. 124: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
It's the start of a new decade and impeachment is in the air. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about the very first time the Congress tried to get rid of a very unfit president in 1868. Andrew Johnson, a virulent racist, wanted to pretend the Southern states didn't actually secede and Radical Republicans weren't keen on a prez playing king.
Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands
Cite your sources:
Gordon-Reed, Annette. "The Fight Over Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Was a Fight for the Future of the United States." Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Jan. 2018…
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