Throughline High Crimes And Misdemeanors
Feb 28, 2019
The podcast explores the first presidential impeachment in American history with a focus on Andrew Johnson's presidency during a divided United States after the Civil War. It covers the challenges of Reconstruction, politically motivated uprisings, the drama of the impeachment trial, and the significance of impeachment as a constitutional means of redress.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Challenges of Reconstruction after the Civil War
01:56 • 4min
Political Warfare and the Road to Impeachment
06:00 • 6min
The First Impeachment Trial and its Political Drama
11:48 • 3min
The Significance of Impeachment and a Constitutional Means of Redress
14:57 • 3min