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UnavailableImpeaching a President with Brenda Wineapple
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Impeaching a President with Brenda Wineapple

FromWhy Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast


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Impeaching a President with Brenda Wineapple

FromWhy Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Got impeachment on the mind? If you do, odds are there are two recent examples of the impeachment process you might be drawing from – Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. But what do you know about the first ever presidential impeachment? There is no better time to revisit the case of Andrew Johnson, the white supremacist President whose impeachment reveals a wild truth about the history of this country. Brenda Wineapple spent the last six years uncovering the details of an erratic and power hungry President thrust into power after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Hear her tell the story of how Johnson's dangerous actions during Reconstruction presented an extraordinary moral dilemma for the nation and its leaders.RELATED READING: The Impeachers by Brenda Wineapple “The First Presidential Impeachment” by Chris HayesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jun 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Every week Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this (all) happening? This podcast starts to answer these questions. Writers, experts, and thinkers who are also trying to get to the bottom of them join Chris to break it all down and help him get a better night’s rest. “Why is this Happening?” is presented by MSNBC and NBCNews Think.