Andrew Johnson, a southern leader, was sworn in as president while intoxicated, 41 days after Lincoln's death. He promoted states' rights and white privilege amidst racial violence in the post-Civil War South. As the death toll rose, he blamed political enemies in Congress and threatened to hang some of them.
Going to the Devil: The Impeachment of 1868
Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States, took office just 41 days after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, with his judgment already compromised by alcohol consumption.
