"From poverty to a president. A great American story!"
The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson's boyhood and covers his early life. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a staunch Unionist and upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln's assassination, Johnson becomes the President and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached.
Andrew Johnson

Thaddeus Stevens

Eliza McCardle Johnson

Mrs. Maude Fisher

Blackstone McDaniel

Coke

Mordecai Milligan

Sam Andrews

Senator Jim Waters

Congressman Hargrove

Lincoln's Emissary

Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

Major Crooks

Chief Justice Chase

Mr. Secretary

Senator Huyler

Lansbury

Martha Lincoln

Kirby

Jefferson Davis

Wirts (uncredited)

Captain (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Alderman (uncredited)
