Strange Country Ep. 124: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Jan 2, 2020
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:
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Lyons, Patrick J. “Trump Wants to Abolish Birthright Citizenship. Can He Do That?” The New York Times, 23 Aug. 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/us/birthright-citizenship-14th-amendment-trump.html.
“The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (1868) President of the United States.” U.S. Senate: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (1868) President of the United States, 18 Dec. 2019, https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Impeachment_Johnson.htm.
Wineapple, Brenda. The Impeachers: the Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation. Random House, 2019.