Follows the tumultuous presidency of the 19th President of the United States, Andrew Johnson, whose story begins with his boyhood and early life. During the Civil War, Johnson remains a staunch Unionist and, upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln is assassinated, Johnson becomes the first U.S. President ever to be impeached.

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Cast

Van Heflin

Andrew Johnson

Lionel Barrymore

Thaddeus Stevens

Ruth Hussey

Eliza McCardle Johnson

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Maude Fisher

Regis Toomey

Blackstone McDaniel

J. Edward Bromberg

Coke

Grant Withers

Mordecai Milligan

Alec Craig

Sam Andrews

Charles Dingle

Senator Jim Waters

Carl Benton Reid

Congressman Hargrove

Russell Hicks

Lincoln's Emissary

Noah Beery

Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)