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title: President Andrew Johnson
author: Mathew Brady
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21887/president-andrew-johnson/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-06-22
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# President Andrew Johnson
_Authored by Mathew Brady_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21887.jpg)
## Image Caption
Portrait of President Andrew Johnson, photograph by Mathew Brady, 1865.
After the assassination of President [Abraham](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abraham,_the_Patriarch/) Lincoln in the spring of 1865, Andrew Johnson, his vice president, assumed the office. Although Johnson had made the punishment of the secessionist Confederates a common theme in his rhetoric, his postbellum actions as president, including near-blanket amnesty for ex-rebels and the vetoing of civil rights legislation for freedmen, led to a permanent rift with Congress, and in 1868, he became the first president to be impeached by the House of Representatives.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Brady, M. (2026, June 22). President Andrew Johnson. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Brady, Mathew. "President Andrew Johnson." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 22, 2026. .
### MLA
Brady, Mathew. "President Andrew Johnson." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jun 2026, .
## License & Copyright
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