Comparisons of Johnson and Clinton

Sasha Capelli
As one goes through the timeline of United States Presidents, their choices, and their actions, one can notice how each leader of our country has evolved and differed. One also notices how similar as well as dissimilar policies and rules that apply to the president are. One example is the impeachment of a president on the United States. Two of our presidents have encountered such an experience, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. When speculated, both these impeachments turned out similar results, but the grounds of impeachment were quite diverse.
After the assassination of Lincoln in 1865, Andrew Johnson was elected into office. According to Pauline Maier’s Inventing America, the Republican nominated for the vice-presidency the Tennessee native to “broaden their appeal in the border states” (Maier 539). Johnson seemed on the exterior a man that would lead the country into a diverse and pleasant era. He scorned aristocrats and felt he represented t...