Tennessee Johnson(1942)

movie - first aired/released 1942-12-01 - 103 min - audience 6.7

History, Drama

Directed by William Dieterle

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.