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The Impeachers
The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation
Brenda Wineapple
2019
Random House
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Book Review
He Was No Moses
While he opposed slavery and southern secession early in his career, as president Andrew Johnson turned out to be an unsightly bigot.
by
David S. Reynolds
via
New York Review of Books
on
December 16, 2021
Book Review
Is Impeachment Only About Getting a Conviction?
A new history of Andrew Johnson’s trial reminds us the impeachment is a tool to constrain executive abuse of power and publicize dissent on matters of policy.
by
Stephanie McCurry
via
The Nation
on
January 30, 2020
Comparison
Trump's not Richard Nixon. He's Andrew Johnson.
Betrayal. Paranoia. Cowardice. We've been here before.
by
Tim Murphy
via
Mother Jones
on
December 20, 2019
Book Review
A National Debate Over Politics, Principles and Impeachment — in 1868
Was the impeachment of Andrew Johnson a matter of national principles? Or an affair of pragmatic politics?
by
John Fabian Witt
via
Washington Post
on
May 24, 2019
Q&A
The Author of a New Book About Andrew Johnson on the Right Reasons to Impeach a President
Johnson’s impeachment was driven by his refusal to rid the country of the lingering effects of slavery.
by
Brenda Wineapple
,
Isaac Chotiner
via
The New Yorker
on
May 8, 2019
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Mike Pence’s Impeachment Hero Is a Corrupt 19th Century Politician
An historian debunks the vice president’s op-ed.
by
Brenda Wineapple
,
Mark Joseph Stern
via
Slate
on
January 17, 2020
Making Impeachment Matter
Democrats need to face up to their constitutional duty without fear.
by
Alex Pareene
via
The New Republic
on
November 21, 2019
