This biopic focuses on Andrew Johnson, the first American president to be impeached. Initially an uneducated drifter who stumbles upon a job as a tailor in a Tennessee town, Johnson is taught to read by librarian and future wife Eliza, who convinces him to enter a local election; from there he rises swiftly. However, after inheriting the presidency in the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, he finds himself on unsteady political ground.
Directed By
William DieterleWritten By
John L. Balderston, Wells RootStudio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hellfire PicturesWatch on these services
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Cast of Tennessee Johnson
