First Blog 4 U.S. History Junior Year-Impeachment and Presidency of Mr. Andrew Johnson.

The 17th President of the United States of America, President Andrew Johnson was the man who took over after the untimely death of one of the greatest presidents to ever live, if not THE greatest, President Abraham Lincoln.

Regrettedly, some Americans at the time were very disappointed to see Lincoln go so quickly and for someone like Johnson to take his place, many were disgusted. Johnson was a bit of a drinker at times and even very miserable at first thinking about the job he was about to take on....you know, as leader of a country.

At first, before the arrival of his own presidency term, Johnson was on the way home after the inauguration of former President Lincoln, and was sadly under attack. "Returning home after Lincoln's inauguration, a mob in Lynchburg, Virginia, dragged him from the train, beating, kicking, and spitting on him."

(source: Stevens, John Richard. Weird History 101; Barnes and Noble Publishing, New York; 2006.)

Johnson felt as though he were smarter and bettre than the rest. This was experienced before with a different President, Lincoln, but HE had been proven wrong and quickly changed his opinions atfer meeting and talking with former slave, Frederick Douglass.

"Johnson was like the vast majority of American whites of his time, considered blacks inferior."

(source: Graff, Henry E. The Presidents, A Reference to History; Simon & Schuster Macmillan, New York; 1997.)

In 1868, President Andrew Johnson had proved himself to be the wrong candidate for an American President, and thus was impeached soon after. However, he responded very different as some thought he would have and it shocked some of the American people, but escpecially that of his secretary.

"Johnson reacted to impeachment calmly, 'If I cannot be President in fact,' he told his personal secretary, 'I will not be President in name alone.' "

(source: Graff, Henry E. The Presidents, A Reference to History; Simon & Schuster Macmillan, New York; 1997.)