Tennessee Johnson(1942)
From poverty to a president. A great American story!
The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson's boyhood and covers his early life. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a staunch Unionist and upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln's assassination, Johnson becomes the President and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached.
Movie: Tennessee Johnson
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Andrew Johnson
Thaddeus Stevens
Eliza McCardle Johnson
Mrs. Maude Fisher
Blackstone McDaniel
Coke
Mordecai Milligan
Sam Andrews
Senator Jim Waters
Congressman Hargrove
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