Impeachment
When Andrew Johnson became president in 1865, the United States was in the midst of one of its most volatile chapters. The country was divided after fighting a bloody civil war and had just experienced the first presidential assassination. We look at how these factors led to the first presidential impeachment in American history.
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Impeachment
January 14, 202112:01 AM ET
[Ramtin Arablouei, co-host and co-producer of Throughline.]
Victor Yvellez
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