Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 36 minutes ago
Join the @BobbleheadGeorge crew and Periodic Presidents for a look at POTUS #17, Andrew Johnson! Vice-president Andrew Johnson, who was thrust into office after Lincoln’s death, was ill prepared to deal with the 2 major issues facing our country: The reconstruction of the Union & determining the future of the confederate states. Adding to this were the Radical Republicans in Congress who favored more severe measures being taken against the South. Johnson sought to continue some of the more lenient policies towards the South that Lincoln started.
Johnson’s problems were only amplified after he dismissed from office the Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. According to the Republicans in Congress, this action violated the Tenure of Office Act, and as a result, Andrew Johnson became the first president to be impeached. Fortunately for Johnson, the Senate did not receive the 2/3 majority vote needed to remove him from office.
During his remaining days in office, he extended his grants of amnesty to all of the former rebels.
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Join the @BobbleheadGeorge crew and Periodic Presidents for a look at POTUS #17, Andrew Johnson! Vice-president Andrew Johnson, who was thrust into office after Lincoln’s death, was ill prepared to deal with the 2 major issues facing our country: The reconstruction of the Union & determining the future of the confederate states. Adding to this were the Radical Republicans in Congress who favored more severe measures being taken against the South. Johnson sought to continue some of the more lenient policies towards the South that Lincoln started.
Johnson’s problems were only amplified after he dismissed from office the Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. According to the Republicans in Congress, this action violated the Tenure of Office Act, and as a result, Andrew Johnson became the first president to be impeached. Fortunately for Johnson, the Senate did not receive the 2/3 majority vote needed to remove him from office.
During his remaining days in office, he extended his grants of amnesty to all of the former rebels.
Please visit Bobblehead George at bobbleheadgeorge.org
Please visit Alex Raymond Productions at: alexraymondproductions.com
Please visit Periodic Presidents at: periodicpresidents.com
As middle school history teachers, Mr. Gimbi and Mr. Raymond can honestly testify that nothing has made learning the presidents, presidential elections, and the Constitution easier for our students than Periodic Presidents. Be sure to check out their online store on their website.
Follow us on TikTok!
@Bobblehead George
Follow us on Instagram!
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