Tennessee Johnson
- Release Year
- 1942
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Drama
- History
- 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.
