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17th U.S. President

Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He played a key role in the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. As President, Johnson implemented a series of Reconstruction policies, but his conflict with Congress ultimately led to him becoming the first president in U.S. history to be impeached.

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Famous Andrew Johnson Quotes

“I have performed my duty to my God, my country, and my family. I have nothing to fear in approaching death. To me it is the mere shadow of God's protecting wing . . . Here I will rest in quiet and peace beyond the reach of calumny's poisoned shaft, the influence of envy and jealous enemies, where treason and traitors or State backsliders and hypocrites in church can have no peace.”

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“For myself, I care not whether treason be committed North or South; he that is guilty of treason is entitled to a traitor's fate!”

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Book:Life and Times of A. Johnson ... Written from a national stand-point. By a National Man

Source: Life and Times of A. Johnson ... Written from a national stand-point. By a National Man

“Whenever you hear a man prating about the Constitution, spot him as a traitor.”

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Author:Andrew Johnson