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Film, Video Impeached: the Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy

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Title

  • Impeached: the Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy

Summary

  • After Abraham Lincoln's assassination, the United States continued to tumble through tumultuous times. President Andrew Johnson was failing to heal the nation's wounds, and the bitter political environment culminated in an impeachment trial. David O. Stewart discussed Johnson's 1868 trial, when once again the nation's fate hung in the balance.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Manuscript Division, sponsoring body
  • Library of Congress. Researcher and Reference Services Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2009-06-03.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Education
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  Government, Law
  • -  Presidents

Notes

  • -  Classification: Education.
  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Classification: Law.
  • -  Classification: Political Science.
  • -  David O. Stewart.
  • -  Recorded on 2009-06-03.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688258

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Researcher And Reference Services Division. Impeached: the Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-03, 2009. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688258/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress, Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division, S. B. & Library Of Congress. Researcher And Reference Services Division, S. B. (2009) Impeached: the Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-03. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688258/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Researcher And Reference Services Division. Impeached: the Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-03, 2009. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688258/>.