Today in History: Andrew Johnson
Today in History–December 29–the Library of Congress features Andrew Johnson, born on this date in 1808. Learn more about our nation’s 17th president (1865-69), a self-educated career politician and infamous for being the first of three presidents impeached by the House of Representatives by visiting the Today in History section then click the links below to access more stories and primary sources about President Johnson and his impeachment proceedings.
Primary source sets
- Andrew Johnson papers
- Andrew Johnson images
- Andrew Johnson books, articles & ephemera
- Andrew Johnson correspondence & manuscripts
- Andrew Johnson historical newspaper coverage through 1876
- President Johnson historical newspaper coverage 1865-1869
- Johnson & reconstruction
Select individual primary sources
- Andrew Johnson taking the oath of office
- “President Johnson’s Opportunity” Old Guard Volume 3, Issue 6, June 1865
- “President Johnson’s Tour, and his Policy” New Englander and Yale review Volume 25, Issue 97, October 1866
- “Review of President Johnson’s Position on State Sovereignty” Old Guard Volume 4, Issue 2, February 1866
- Vice President Andrew Johnson’s Grand March
- President Johnson’s First, Second, Third, and Fourth Annual Messages to Congress
- Andrew Johnson as Iago
Stories from America’s Library
- President Andrew Johnson Was Born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Purchase of Alaska
- Vote to Impeach Andrew Johnson
Impeachment resources
- House of Representatives Articles of Impeachment for Andrew Johnson Supplement to the Congressional Globe U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 – 1875 Congressional Globe, Senate, 40th Congress, 2nd Session
- The Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson 40th Congress, 2nd Session
- Topics in Chronicling America – Impeachment of Andrew Johnson timeline & select articles
- 1867 historical newspaper coverage related to the call for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
- 1868 historical newspaper coverage related to the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
- Letter from Henry Clay to Harry Innes about impeachment case January 16, 1807
- Andrew Johnson impeachment image set
- Historic Background on the Impeachment and Trial of President Andrew Johnson
- The House Impeaches Andrew Johnson US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives
- Today in History: The Andrew Johnson Impeachment
- Vote to Impeach Andrew Johnson America’s Library
- The Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson In Custodia Legis blog February 24, 2017
- Impeached: the Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy webcast
- Teaching resources
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