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and when it tried to pass a bill, andrew johnson vetoed it. and when it proposed a 14th amendment, johnson couldn't veto it, but he did his best to keep it from being passed. it could be said that as a result of this, congress decided that it could make new deal with -- no deal with the president and must make a reconstruction of its own. and so in 1867, over johnson's veto, it put through a a series of acts to force the creation of elections down south by black and white men alike to create constitutions based on the equal protection of the law. and if those constitutions were passed by a majority of all the registered voters, and if the two governments then adopted the 14th amendment, they would be in the union as good as they had ever been, represented in congress as much as they had ever been. that was the reality. that was the simple fact. but it should be very obvious that if this reconstruction was going to happen, it was vital that the army be able to protect the rights of black people to register and to vote against intimidations, thre
and when it tried to pass a bill, andrew johnson vetoed it. and when it proposed a 14th amendment, johnson couldn't veto it, but he did his best to keep it from being passed. it could be said that as a result of this, congress decided that it could make new deal with -- no deal with the president and must make a reconstruction of its own. and so in 1867, over johnson's veto, it put through a a series of acts to force the creation of elections down south by black and white men alike to create...
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on the impeachment of president andrew johnson. then, the bbc parliament review. after that, a preview of some of the house and senate races in some of the 2018 elections. >> this week on q&a, author and constitutional lawyer david stewart. --discusses his book caller: "impeached: the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy." brian: david stewart, what was andrew johnson, our 17th president like? david: he was a hard man. he was intelligent. he pulled himself up from nothing. he never attended school even for a day. totally self-made man. line, that isat good to know otherwise the almighty would have a lot to answer for. he had a rather bad disposition. he was an angry man and he was rigid. those were qualities that served him terribly as president. he was smart, although self educated, he knew the constitution. he understood laws. he had a lot of political experience. he had held most positions you could hold in this country and been elected to most of them. there is a good deal to admire him. unfortunately, as president, his qualitie
on the impeachment of president andrew johnson. then, the bbc parliament review. after that, a preview of some of the house and senate races in some of the 2018 elections. >> this week on q&a, author and constitutional lawyer david stewart. --discusses his book caller: "impeached: the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy." brian: david stewart, what was andrew johnson, our 17th president like? david: he was a hard man. he was intelligent. he...
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." ♪ brian: david stewart, what was andrew johnson, our 17th president like?id: he was a hard man. he was intelligent. he pulled himself up from nothing. he never attended school even for a day. totally self-made man. line,t had the great "that is good to know, otherwise the almighty would to answer for." he had a rather bad disposition. he was an angry man and he was rigid. those were qualities that served him terribly as president. he was smart, although self educated, he knew the constitution. he understood laws. he had a lot of political experience. he had held most positions you could hold in this country and been elected to most of them. there is a good deal to admire him. unfortunately, as president, his qualities probably would have been unfortunate anytime, but at that moment in history, they were a terrible mismatch. brian: where did it start politically for him? david: in tennessee. in greenville, eastern tennessee. he had opened a tailor shop and made a success of it. ran for local office. mayor, state senator, moved up the ladder and became a cong
." ♪ brian: david stewart, what was andrew johnson, our 17th president like?id: he was a hard man. he was intelligent. he pulled himself up from nothing. he never attended school even for a day. totally self-made man. line,t had the great "that is good to know, otherwise the almighty would to answer for." he had a rather bad disposition. he was an angry man and he was rigid. those were qualities that served him terribly as president. he was smart, although self educated, he...
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brian: when did president andrew johnson know they were out to impeach him?avid: there have been efforts to impeach him before. up in the senate trial. at least two. notwas weird, and we need talk about it much. it was run by a crackpot. the second one was more serious, in the fall of 1867. and it was led by republicans, of course, who really thought his policies and his performance in office was a disaster. and so, they basically wrote that up as impeachment articles. it was reported by the committee, it haereard it, the judiciary committee, and on the floor the minority member of the committee made a very powerful argument that if we just remove him because we disagree with him, we are never going to stop having to argue about whether we should remove the president. there has to be some substance, something specific. there has to be a crime. to be honest, the framers, i don't think really thought that when they wrote the clause, but that's what this fellow made, and it was a persuasive argument for the congressmen, so that effort failed by a pretty wide mar
brian: when did president andrew johnson know they were out to impeach him?avid: there have been efforts to impeach him before. up in the senate trial. at least two. notwas weird, and we need talk about it much. it was run by a crackpot. the second one was more serious, in the fall of 1867. and it was led by republicans, of course, who really thought his policies and his performance in office was a disaster. and so, they basically wrote that up as impeachment articles. it was reported by the...
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interestingly or not, andrew johnson never gave an account himself of it. we only have grant's, and i tend to emphasize the he gave under one oath rather than the one he gave in later years. >> does the indictment, the actual document, now reside in the archives? mr. reeves: oh, no, it's now in the library of virginia. to that point, when i came across that note in "the new york times," i called the national archives, and a very helpfully said, "your best bet is our philadelphia office where we keep our court records," so i went to philadelphia, and they gave me the box, and i opened it, and in there was a yellow piece of paper that said all of the underwood indictments have been moved to the library of virginia in richmond, so i went there and they had them. the reason why i think they were there is the library of virginia has a collection devoted to treason. it has all the documents related to aaron burr's treason trial, for example. i think there were only 34 in the box. three were missing, but with that list, i was able to cross indexed by using newspap
interestingly or not, andrew johnson never gave an account himself of it. we only have grant's, and i tend to emphasize the he gave under one oath rather than the one he gave in later years. >> does the indictment, the actual document, now reside in the archives? mr. reeves: oh, no, it's now in the library of virginia. to that point, when i came across that note in "the new york times," i called the national archives, and a very helpfully said, "your best bet is our...
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that having been said andrew , johnson was a little bit on the fence. and eventually, what was another factor in dropping the case is that the chief justice who thought that treason had been committed did not really want punishments and executions and all this sort of thing. so he was open to the principle that under the 14th amendment, which punished confederate leaders and thereby would not let them serve in political office, that to try them and punish them again would be double jeopardy. so chase was literally leaning towards dropping it anyway, and when the prosecution said one of the two judges is not on board with this, they said let's just fold our cards and just end this thing, and that is what they did. but the dana argument was so good that i thought it was worth adding. yes? >> i had a question. obviously, you have studied this very intensely, and i was just wondering, do you have a sense -- was lee sorry? you know, that he was...? yeah, i'm going to answer no. i think lee's take was he would not have done anything differently. now maybe the
that having been said andrew , johnson was a little bit on the fence. and eventually, what was another factor in dropping the case is that the chief justice who thought that treason had been committed did not really want punishments and executions and all this sort of thing. so he was open to the principle that under the 14th amendment, which punished confederate leaders and thereby would not let them serve in political office, that to try them and punish them again would be double jeopardy. so...
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like i said, president andrew johnson was there pursuing this case. one thing i would like to mention, as an example of how we post 1865 and 1866, recently chief of staff thatkelly said in october it was loyalty to state first back then and men and women of good faith just disagreed. it is a head g, we all -- no one knew what was going on. that is not entirely true as might book points out. governmentstates always maintains that lee and davis were committing treason. thecle three of constitution was where the crime of treason was defined. it is the only crime defined in the constitution. after the civil war, the president of the united states, andrew johnson, the chief justice of the supreme court and the attorney general of the united states and a hetero judge in virginia all for felt that treason had been committed and that the confederate leaders needed to be punished. so we have to be careful of the when we thinkim about the united states government decision on this. that is something we are often forgetting. , andrewg worth noting johnson was a s
like i said, president andrew johnson was there pursuing this case. one thing i would like to mention, as an example of how we post 1865 and 1866, recently chief of staff thatkelly said in october it was loyalty to state first back then and men and women of good faith just disagreed. it is a head g, we all -- no one knew what was going on. that is not entirely true as might book points out. governmentstates always maintains that lee and davis were committing treason. thecle three of...
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andrew johnson presents a big problem for us. he is a states rights democrat before the war. because of an assassin's bullet, he becomes president and he is clearly not on board with the republican program. of black rights. he is clearly not on board with the expansion of the federal government in order to ensure black rights and the rule of law and the south. that would create one of the biggest constitutional crises in the united states. it is the first time a president is brought up on articles of impeachment. but we are getting ahead of ourselves. but i'm glad you brought up johnson because we will be talking about that today. we will be talking about the issues raised by reconstruction, about johnson and presidential reconstruction, and eventually how congress implements a program of reconstruction based on the idea of black citizenship, and comes close to impeaching andrew johnson. now, as i said, this is a very fraught period. the president is kind of disowned by his own party in a way. but how have historians understood this time? remember when we talked about differe
andrew johnson presents a big problem for us. he is a states rights democrat before the war. because of an assassin's bullet, he becomes president and he is clearly not on board with the republican program. of black rights. he is clearly not on board with the expansion of the federal government in order to ensure black rights and the rule of law and the south. that would create one of the biggest constitutional crises in the united states. it is the first time a president is brought up on...
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andrew johnson created one of the first political crises of reconstruction. the first constitutional crisis of reconstruction. lincoln is often seen as the greatest president of the united states. they have these rankings. it is an irony of history that lincoln was preceded by a president that is always rank at the bottom, james buchanan. then succeeded by a president always belongs at the bottom, andrew johnson. andrew johnson, when he was put on the presidential ticket, this is the election that he was -- lincoln thought he was going to lose after the emancipation proclamation. the idea was that there would be a unity ticket. it would proclaim the unity of the nation. it is quite clear that the south is going to lose by 1864. at least most people think that , these are the dying embers of confederate resistance. replaces someone as lincoln's vice president because when the state became a union, he refused to leave. all others left. johnson would not leave. he was an unconditional unionist. he was staunch. says, i will stick with the union. when the union oc
andrew johnson created one of the first political crises of reconstruction. the first constitutional crisis of reconstruction. lincoln is often seen as the greatest president of the united states. they have these rankings. it is an irony of history that lincoln was preceded by a president that is always rank at the bottom, james buchanan. then succeeded by a president always belongs at the bottom, andrew johnson. andrew johnson, when he was put on the presidential ticket, this is the election...
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night on q&a, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book "in peach: the trial of president andrew johnsonn the fight for lincoln's legacy." is a scandal. the chapter on johnson i will not speak beyond that. it should be expunged them every library in the country. theas credited with casting single vote that save johnson's tail.
night on q&a, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book "in peach: the trial of president andrew johnsonn the fight for lincoln's legacy." is a scandal. the chapter on johnson i will not speak beyond that. it should be expunged them every library in the country. theas credited with casting single vote that save johnson's tail.
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brian: david stewart, what was andrew johnson, our 17th president like? david: he was a hard man.e was intelligent. he pulled himself up from nothing. he never attended school even
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then succeeded by a president always belongs at the bottom, andrew johnson. putew johnson, when he was thise presidential ticket, is the election that he was going to lose. the idea was that there would be a unity ticket. it would proclaim the unity of the nation. it is quite clear that the south is going to lose by 1864. these aree think that the dying embers of resistance. johnson is heard. he was a senator from tennessee and he was such a staunch union ist that he refused to leave the senate. representatives, johnson is the only one who did not leave. he is an unconditional unionist. he says i will stick with the union. when the union occupies tennessee, he becomes the wartime governor of tennessee. non-slaveholding origins, very humble origins. he owned a few slaves but he is seen as somebody who is even more rice to riches than lincoln. he is the non-slaveowning white. many of these guys were staunch unionists at the time. here we have johnson. he is a man who is seen as a staunch unionist, because ron saying i will make treason odious. people think you w
then succeeded by a president always belongs at the bottom, andrew johnson. putew johnson, when he was thise presidential ticket, is the election that he was going to lose. the idea was that there would be a unity ticket. it would proclaim the unity of the nation. it is quite clear that the south is going to lose by 1864. these aree think that the dying embers of resistance. johnson is heard. he was a senator from tennessee and he was such a staunch union ist that he refused to leave the...
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substitutional lawyer david stewart on his book "impeached: the trial of andrew johnson and lincoln's legacy." >> it is absurd. be chapter on johnson should expunged from every library in the country. it calls ross' vote the most heroic moment in american history. is that was purchased. saving johnson, i think it was not a heroic moment. store, -- stewart, on c-span's q&a. there are a lot of people that say i do not want my child to read stories that are sad or downbeat. that is like, not a totally legitimate thing to say. i want to jews as a parent when my kid under -- understands as a -- i want to choose parent when my kid understands stuff. all of those factors swirled together to create the perfect dumpster fire of mass censorship of books by marginalized people. >> glory will be our guest on in-depth fiction edition live sunday, august 5 on -- at 3:00 eastern. interact with corey by twitter or facebook. sunday, august 5 live from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern. or book tv on c-span2. >> president trump and european commission president jean-claude juncker. they had discussed their mee
substitutional lawyer david stewart on his book "impeached: the trial of andrew johnson and lincoln's legacy." >> it is absurd. be chapter on johnson should expunged from every library in the country. it calls ross' vote the most heroic moment in american history. is that was purchased. saving johnson, i think it was not a heroic moment. store, -- stewart, on c-span's q&a. there are a lot of people that say i do not want my child to read stories that are sad or downbeat....
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one thing that is worth noting, too, andrew johnson was a senator from tennessee, and james meade was from kentucky and underwood was from virginia, from news originally york state and moved to virginia as an adult and that is how he met his wife. event, that's one part of this amusing legal chief -- legal case we have to consider. >> you can watch the entire program today at 6 p.m. eastern on our weekly series "the civil war." this is american history tv on c-span3. q&a,"nday night on " "locked and loaded for the lord." with thes going on sanctuary church up in ofnsylvania is a co-mingling religion, politics, and guns to the degree we have not seen before. it's still a small church. there is no question about that. maybe 200ess there's people in the congregation total up in pennsylvania, 500 worldwide. these days you can follow a church on youtube, all of the sermons are webcast. but it's that commingling of this saynd what does about us as a culture, and is ?here any precursor genie out ofthe the bottle of mixing guns and religion, in almost any society, it has been problematic. >>
one thing that is worth noting, too, andrew johnson was a senator from tennessee, and james meade was from kentucky and underwood was from virginia, from news originally york state and moved to virginia as an adult and that is how he met his wife. event, that's one part of this amusing legal chief -- legal case we have to consider. >> you can watch the entire program today at 6 p.m. eastern on our weekly series "the civil war." this is american history tv on c-span3....
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night, this constitutional lawyer on his ach: the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy." >> a scandal. should ber on johnson expunged from every library. vote the mosts heroic moment in american history. i think his vote was purchased. saving johnson was not a heroic moment. david stewart, sunday night at eight p.m. eastern. feel like ieople don't want my child to read stories that are disturbing, sad, downbeat, whatever. parentto choose as a when my kids understand the stuff. legitimate, that there is a point beyond like, they are 14. do with you going to the idea that everything is not perfect outside of the all-white suburb? creates to the perfect dumpster fire of sense and shipped -- censorship. >> our first guest on "in-depth: fiction edition.: cory doctorow. indirect with him by phone, -- interact with him by phone, twitter, or facebook, sunday, from noon-3 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span two.
night, this constitutional lawyer on his ach: the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy." >> a scandal. should ber on johnson expunged from every library. vote the mosts heroic moment in american history. i think his vote was purchased. saving johnson was not a heroic moment. david stewart, sunday night at eight p.m. eastern. feel like ieople don't want my child to read stories that are disturbing, sad, downbeat, whatever. parentto choose as a when my...
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after the civil war the president of the united states andrew johnson, the chief justice of the supreme court salmon chase, the attorney general of the united states james speed and a federal judge in virginia, all four of those men felt that treason had been committed and the confederate leaders needed to be punished. i think we have to be careful of the both sidesism when we think about the united states government's position on this. james speed was from kentucky. underwood was from virginia but he was a northerner. he was from new york state and moved to virginia as an adult and had been a tutor and that's how he met his wife. in any event, that's one part of this sort of missing legal case that i think we have to consider. >> you can watch the entire program today at 6:00 p.m. eastern on our weekly series, the civil war. this is american history t only on c-span 3. >>> 75 years ago in 1943, the memphis belle became one first b-73 bombers to not be shot down. next on real america, the memphis belle. the story of a flying fortress created for the office of war information by hollywoo
after the civil war the president of the united states andrew johnson, the chief justice of the supreme court salmon chase, the attorney general of the united states james speed and a federal judge in virginia, all four of those men felt that treason had been committed and the confederate leaders needed to be punished. i think we have to be careful of the both sidesism when we think about the united states government's position on this. james speed was from kentucky. underwood was from virginia...
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the trial of andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy. >> it's a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i will speak beyond that. thechapter on jantz johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. it focuses on an amendment lost who is credited with casting a single vote that saved johnson's tail . and it caused bosses vote the most heroic moment in american history. i think it was water that was purchased. and saving johnson i think was not a heroic moment. >> david stewart sunday night at eight eastern on q and a. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and the public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable and satellite providers. next i hearing with fcc commissioners. they talked about the sinclair tribune merger, upgrades to accommodate it technologies, spectrum auctions and access in remote areas. this
the trial of andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy. >> it's a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i will speak beyond that. thechapter on jantz johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. it focuses on an amendment lost who is credited with casting a single vote that saved johnson's tail . and it caused bosses vote the most heroic moment in american history. i think it was water that was purchased. and saving johnson i think was not a heroic moment. >>...
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. >> sunday night, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book trial of andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy." should ber on johnson expunged from every library in the country. it focuses on edmund ross, which focused on the single vote cast responsible for saving johnson's tail. it is perhaps the most heroic american history, but i actually think it was bought. it was purchased. saving johnson was not a heroic moment. "q&a."-span's
. >> sunday night, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book trial of andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy." should ber on johnson expunged from every library in the country. it focuses on edmund ross, which focused on the single vote cast responsible for saving johnson's tail. it is perhaps the most heroic american history, but i actually think it was bought. it was purchased. saving johnson was not a heroic moment. "q&a."-span's
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on q and a, at constitutional lawyer, david stewart, on his book, the trial president andrew johnson. >> it is a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i won't speak beyond that. chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. ross cast the single vote. heroic moment.he i think it was purchased. saving johnson was not a heroic moment. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q and a. this weekend on oral histories, the first of our eight part series on women in congress. eastern, a former u.s. congressman. and imade me a fighter was forced to be tough. secret, att of the least it was back then. we were consomme being underestimated and so sometimes that is a good thing. you have the element of surprise. our member of a lot of debates for the people i was debating did not take me seriously until i got there that it was too late. the same thing happens when you are negotiating. we'llthe weeks ahead, hear from others. watch oral history on american history tv on c-span3. at the bipartisan policy center and washington, d.c., the head of u.s. bust -- u.s. customs and border pr
on q and a, at constitutional lawyer, david stewart, on his book, the trial president andrew johnson. >> it is a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i won't speak beyond that. chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. ross cast the single vote. heroic moment.he i think it was purchased. saving johnson was not a heroic moment. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q and a. this weekend on oral histories, the first of our eight part series on women in...
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we look at the impeachment of andrew johnson and the failure to remove him as a good example of why it's important to be precise about the reasons for saying that someone ought to be removed. in johnson's case, they ended up with a terrible reason. they said it was because he would not go along with the senate with respect to standon, that is he fired stanton without senate consent. >> stanton was the secretary of war. >> right. and it turned out that the act he was said to have violated, the tenure of office act, was not that much long afterwards held unconstitutional. so the whole theory of the impeachment really missed the mark. what was really wrong was johnson and what we might argue well justified as removal. it would have gotten the extra vote? we really don't know. he was trying to undo the result of the civil war. he was fundamentally hostile to lincoln's whole program and to the idea of the union and to the elimination of slavery and it was over that broad question he was a destructive force that we think ought probably to have been removed. something we don't really speculate
we look at the impeachment of andrew johnson and the failure to remove him as a good example of why it's important to be precise about the reasons for saying that someone ought to be removed. in johnson's case, they ended up with a terrible reason. they said it was because he would not go along with the senate with respect to standon, that is he fired stanton without senate consent. >> stanton was the secretary of war. >> right. and it turned out that the act he was said to have...
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after the civil war, the president of the united states andrew johnson, chief justice of the supreme court, the attorney general of the united states, james speed and a federal judge in virginia, john c. underwood. all four men felt treason was committed. i think we have to be careful of the both sidessism when we think about the united states government position on this. i think that's something that we're forgetting. one thing that's worth noting too, andrew johnson was a southerner from tennessee and james speed was from kentucky. underwood was from virginia but he was to be honest, he was originally from new york and moved to virginia as an adult and had better tutor and that's how we met his wife. in any event, that's why one part of the sort of missing legal case that i think we have to consider. >> you can watch this and other american history programs on our website where all our video is archived. that's c-span.org/history. >> sunday night on afterwards, interfaith activeist mohammed with his book "fox hunt" details how he escaped death threats. he's interviewed by "washingt
after the civil war, the president of the united states andrew johnson, chief justice of the supreme court, the attorney general of the united states, james speed and a federal judge in virginia, john c. underwood. all four men felt treason was committed. i think we have to be careful of the both sidessism when we think about the united states government position on this. i think that's something that we're forgetting. one thing that's worth noting too, andrew johnson was a southerner from...
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night on q&a, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book "in peach: the trial of president andrew johnsonthe fight for lincoln's legacy." is a scandal. the chapter on johnson i will not speak beyond that. it should be expunged them every library in the country. theas credited with casting single vote that save johnson's tail. it caused rosses vote the most heroic moment in american history. i think his vote was purchased. johnson was not a heroic moment. david stewart sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a -- c-span's q&a. your primary source for campaigns 2018, we will show you to recent congressional debates from illinois and virginia. then the new chair and president of the miss america organization discusses changes to this year's miss america competition. the midterm elections, republican representative is term -- seeking a seventh in illinois six congressional district. he faces democratic challenger onn in a debate that focuses the economy, abortion, gun rights on the russia investigation among other topics. this is just under one hour.
night on q&a, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book "in peach: the trial of president andrew johnsonthe fight for lincoln's legacy." is a scandal. the chapter on johnson i will not speak beyond that. it should be expunged them every library in the country. theas credited with casting single vote that save johnson's tail. it caused rosses vote the most heroic moment in american history. i think his vote was purchased. johnson was not a heroic moment. david stewart sunday...
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misdemeanors thing can literally mean anything from not not following the law you know i mean andrew johnson was impeached under high crimes and misdemeanors because he.
misdemeanors thing can literally mean anything from not not following the law you know i mean andrew johnson was impeached under high crimes and misdemeanors because he.
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and constitutional lawyer david stewart discusses his book, impeached, the trial of president andrew johnson in the fight for lincoln's legacy. brian: david stewartat
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. 2018] "q&a,"ght on constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book, impeached, the trial of andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy. >> it's a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i won't speak the on that. on johnson should be expunged from every library in the county. it focuses on a fellow named edmund ross, who focused on the single vote that saved the taylor johnson. vote, thesed rosses most heroic moment in american history? i think that it was bought, his vote was purchased. saving johnson i think was not a heroic moment. >> david stewart, tonight at 8 p.m.
. 2018] "q&a,"ght on constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book, impeached, the trial of andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy. >> it's a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i won't speak the on that. on johnson should be expunged from every library in the county. it focuses on a fellow named edmund ross, who focused on the single vote that saved the taylor johnson. vote, thesed rosses most heroic moment in american history? i think that it was bought, his vote...
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and misdemeanors thing can literally mean anything from not not following the law yeah i mean andrew johnson was impeached under high crimes and misdemeanors because he he got rid of his deputy director of war minister of war who had been hired by the previous president and it didn't even know if he actually broke any laws by doing that he were placed on body and that was considered high crimes and misdemeanors so . yeah you know ted i hope people really take a moment to step back and really look what's going on today because when you when you think about this is just as i said you right now have politicians on the right on the left and our mainstream media basically saying that if you if you're you are for peace between nuclear superpowers if you're biting to say hey it's not that i look i don't like donald trump i don't like his policies i strongly disagree but i do like peace and i do like two nuclear superpowers talking with each other and trying to formulate a plan so they don't blow each other up at some point not turning up the dial the eleven you know tension and animosity and if you
and misdemeanors thing can literally mean anything from not not following the law yeah i mean andrew johnson was impeached under high crimes and misdemeanors because he he got rid of his deputy director of war minister of war who had been hired by the previous president and it didn't even know if he actually broke any laws by doing that he were placed on body and that was considered high crimes and misdemeanors so . yeah you know ted i hope people really take a moment to step back and really...
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q and a, night on cu the trial of president andrew johnson in the fight for lincoln's legacy. it's a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i won't speak beyond that. the chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. it focuses on a fellow named edmund ross, who cast the single vote that saved johnson's tale. il. vote thells ross's most important moment in american history. i think his vote was purchased. and saving johnson was not a heroic moment. david stewart, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q1 day. a.q and bretpreme court nominee kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. leading up tocess the senate confirmation hearings, and the vote. watch live on c-span and any time on c-span. hour, or listen with the free c-span radio app. next, testimony from the commissioners on the fcc of the operations of the regulatory agency. we heard about net work upgrades to accommodate five g technology, spectrum auctions and wireless broadband availability in rural and remote areas. held by house commerce subcommittee, this is two hours 40 minut
q and a, night on cu the trial of president andrew johnson in the fight for lincoln's legacy. it's a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i won't speak beyond that. the chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. it focuses on a fellow named edmund ross, who cast the single vote that saved johnson's tale. il. vote thells ross's most important moment in american history. i think his vote was purchased. and saving johnson was not a heroic moment. david stewart, sunday...
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>> sunday night, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book trial of andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy." should ber on johnson expunged from every library in the country. it focuses on edmund ross, which focused on the single vote cast responsible for saving johnson's tail. it is perhaps the most heroic american history, but i actually think it was bought. it was purchased. saving johnson was not a heroic moment. "q&a."-span's >> the head of u.s. customs and border protection discussed immigration enforcement and border security and his agency's process for processing asylum seekers. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the bipartisan policy center. turningy appreciate you in and joining us in person for aleenan.ersation with mc we are a bipartisan think tank, that does exist in d.c.. we have been around for 10 and a half years, founded by 4 former senate majority leaders with the goal of bringing together republicans and democrats in strong partisanship to come to agreement, forge compromises, the difficult work of making policy. to that end we cover a lot of iss
>> sunday night, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book trial of andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy." should ber on johnson expunged from every library in the country. it focuses on edmund ross, which focused on the single vote cast responsible for saving johnson's tail. it is perhaps the most heroic american history, but i actually think it was bought. it was purchased. saving johnson was not a heroic moment. "q&a."-span's >> the head of...
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on q & a, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book "impeached: the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy." >> it's a scandal. it's a terrible -- the chapter on johnson i won't speak beyond that. the chapter on johnson should be e exsponged from every library in the country. it focuses on saving johnson's tail and calls ross' vote the most heroic moment in american history. i actually think it was bought, that his vote was purchased. and saving johnson, i think, was not a heroic moment. >> david stewart sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >>> the national governors association held its summer meeting last week in new mexico. and in one session, the governors heard about racial equality in the workplace, job training opportunities, early childhood education and transportation to job sites. this is about half an hour. >>> good morning again. i would like to welcome everyone back. my name is steve bullock, governor of montana. thank you all for joining us for what i think is a really important discussion. once we are really working to achieve ra
on q & a, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book "impeached: the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy." >> it's a scandal. it's a terrible -- the chapter on johnson i won't speak beyond that. the chapter on johnson should be e exsponged from every library in the country. it focuses on saving johnson's tail and calls ross' vote the most heroic moment in american history. i actually think it was bought, that his vote was purchased. and...
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applause] >> sunday night, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book "impeached, the trial of andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy." >> it's a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i will not speak the on that. the chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. it is focused on a man named edmund ross who is credited with casting the single vote that save johnson's tale. vote the mosts rule, in american history. i think it was bought, that his vote was purchased. and saving johnson i think was not a heroic moment. david stewart sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." clintonspan next week, and bush on lessons learned. on tuesday, discussing president plans to build a space force. then on wednesday, transforming the workplace with artificial intelligence. booker.hursday, cory friday, more from the net roots conference. in primetime on c-span, c-span.org, and with the free c-span radio app. as sure primary source for campaign 2018, a look at the senate race in virginia where tim kaine is facing a challenge by corey stewart. this was hosted by the virgi
applause] >> sunday night, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book "impeached, the trial of andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy." >> it's a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i will not speak the on that. the chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. it is focused on a man named edmund ross who is credited with casting the single vote that save johnson's tale. vote the mosts rule, in american history. i think it was...
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. >> they are not entitled when he was shot and replace by andrew johnson they just did not like him and they were right not to like him he did horrible things to america and back reconstruction and fired the secretary even before congress that you cannot fire him without congressional approval but he did not commit a crime in less talk about lenity because this is a broader argument that frankly doesn't make a great deal of sense to me. you analogize this to a criminal proceeding that the president was defended in mecca i don't have the analogy that constitution does he has to be convicted, tried, using words that are not ambiguous it does not pay found after hearing, tried by the senate, and convicted based on two thirds of about. and with that is only half? no. so how do you do that if he doesn't have that criteria? you make you said to protect the rights of individuals even if they are government officials. i don't understand the right are because the presidency is a privilege it's not the right they cannot impose or imprison somebody because they are impeached they have to be tr
. >> they are not entitled when he was shot and replace by andrew johnson they just did not like him and they were right not to like him he did horrible things to america and back reconstruction and fired the secretary even before congress that you cannot fire him without congressional approval but he did not commit a crime in less talk about lenity because this is a broader argument that frankly doesn't make a great deal of sense to me. you analogize this to a criminal proceeding that...
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question-and- answer, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book impeached, the trial of president andrew johnson, and the fight for ligands legacy. >> it is a scandal. the chapter on johnson i will speak beyond that. the chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. the focus is on edmund ross who is credited for casting a single vote who saves johnson's detail. a calls ross is vote the most heroic moment in american history. i think it was bought, that his vote was purchase. saving johnson i think was not a heroic moment. >> david stewart, sunday night at 8 am -- 8 pm eastern. >> dr. anthony now chief at the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases, spoke at the national press club about the upcoming flu season, and progress to develop a vaccine. this is an hour. >> the flu and flu vaccines are the last thing on your mind in the middle of the summer. i have bad news for all of you, we are just a few months away from the start of flu season. according to officials, the u.s. just went through one of the most severe flu seasons and more than a decade, driven
question-and- answer, constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book impeached, the trial of president andrew johnson, and the fight for ligands legacy. >> it is a scandal. the chapter on johnson i will speak beyond that. the chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. the focus is on edmund ross who is credited for casting a single vote who saves johnson's detail. a calls ross is vote the most heroic moment in american history. i think it was bought, that...
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we have impeached two presidents, clinton and andrew johnson. the senate. we have never removed a president. the way the system is set up is it's based on a trust on the one hand. then also, allowing the political arms of our government, specifically congress, to oversee the presidency as appropriate. so right now, there is a lot of ambiguity. but the mueller investigation continues. the president's allowed that to happen. congress continues to do its investigation, particularly on the senate side. that investigation is bipartisan. i think we will have to see what that yields. there are certainly questions. >> certainly questions and it would come down to a question of political will when it comes to trying to impeach a president. that comes down to the political will of congress. we are -- we see where that is at the moment. great to see you. appreciate it. >> good to see you. >> thank you. >>> coming up for us, the justice department says this woman is a russian foreign agent. they just charged her. details about who she is and what they say s
we have impeached two presidents, clinton and andrew johnson. the senate. we have never removed a president. the way the system is set up is it's based on a trust on the one hand. then also, allowing the political arms of our government, specifically congress, to oversee the presidency as appropriate. so right now, there is a lot of ambiguity. but the mueller investigation continues. the president's allowed that to happen. congress continues to do its investigation, particularly on the senate...
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the first southern president since andrew johnson. he was not a lost cause person notny means, but he did think reconstruction was a great idea. he was not going to blame the south for that. beginninging at the of his first administration is the segregation in two departments. the posteasury and office. >> they were being run by cabinet members of his who really want to segregate the workforce. wilson goes along with all of that and it is a big deal. in 1912, blacks supported him. black leadership thought he was a breath of fresh air. he was going to be another lincoln. they were looking to him as a savior. he did not turn out to be that. there is one meeting in particular with a very important african-american leader who comes to the white house to talk , to plead with the president to get on the case of civil rights. it's a very unhappy meeting, to say the least. wilson did not like to be talked to. later in his presidency -- the race riots and so forth of 1919, the ways in which is attorney general palmer and others were handling a
the first southern president since andrew johnson. he was not a lost cause person notny means, but he did think reconstruction was a great idea. he was not going to blame the south for that. beginninging at the of his first administration is the segregation in two departments. the posteasury and office. >> they were being run by cabinet members of his who really want to segregate the workforce. wilson goes along with all of that and it is a big deal. in 1912, blacks supported him. black...
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missing for 72 years, and lee and other confederates eventually received amnesty from president andrew johnson, but reeves contendeds -- contends the indictment's disappearance is symbolic of how americans quickly forget the legal and moral case against lee.
missing for 72 years, and lee and other confederates eventually received amnesty from president andrew johnson, but reeves contendeds -- contends the indictment's disappearance is symbolic of how americans quickly forget the legal and moral case against lee.
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it's only happened twice in our history and andrew johnson and bill clinton both stayed in office anyactually never happened. richard nixon resigned before he could be impeached and that was at a time when plenty of willing republicans seemed willing to hold him accountable. they can be removed following impeachment in the house and senate for bribely, treason and other high-crime misdemeanors. the full house would have to pruf articles of impeachment. then the process moves to the senate. 67 senators would have to rote for conviction. right now, the republicans control the senate with two independently leaning republicans. even if the democrats win every single seat that's up for grabs in november, they would still only have 46 seats. they would noon nine more votes. who knows what kind of bombshells that bob mueller mighten cover in his investigation, but the way things are going now -- >> most of mueller's team are anti-trump. >> it's hard to see a scenario where republicans would turn on trump and vote him out. do you share my concern sometimes the impeachment things overtake the
it's only happened twice in our history and andrew johnson and bill clinton both stayed in office anyactually never happened. richard nixon resigned before he could be impeached and that was at a time when plenty of willing republicans seemed willing to hold him accountable. they can be removed following impeachment in the house and senate for bribely, treason and other high-crime misdemeanors. the full house would have to pruf articles of impeachment. then the process moves to the senate. 67...
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announcer: next week, on q&a, david stewart discusses his book a peach, the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy. p.m.is next sunday at 8:00 eastern on c-span. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, reuters white house correspondent and national journal correspondent preview the week ahead in washington. and irs tax advocate talks about tax law, and how to resolve tax problems with the irs. be sure to watch washington journal monday morning. join the discussion. court nominee brett kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span. watch live on c-span. c-span.org, orn listen with the free c-span radio app. as part of our 50 capitals tour, our bus made the long journey to juneau, alaska, capital of the 49th state. c-span, we will feature stops across alaska, show you the natural beauty and delve into alaska's history and literary culture. next, british prime minister theresa may takes questions from members of the house of commons. then
announcer: next week, on q&a, david stewart discusses his book a peach, the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy. p.m.is next sunday at 8:00 eastern on c-span. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, reuters white house correspondent and national journal correspondent preview the week ahead in washington. and irs tax advocate talks about tax law, and how to resolve tax problems with...
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on q and a constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book impeached, the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy. >> it's a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i won't speak beyond that. the chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. it focuses on a fellow named edmond ross who was credited with capturing the vote that saved johnson's tail and it calls ross' vote the most heroic moment in american history. i actually think it was bought that, his vote was purchased and saving johnson i think was not a heroic moment. >> david stewart, sunday night, 8 eastern on c-span's q and a. >>> up next a look at access to mental healthcare programs under the 21st century cures act. we'll hear about what the health and human services department is doing to help
on q and a constitutional lawyer david stewart on his book impeached, the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy. >> it's a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i won't speak beyond that. the chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. it focuses on a fellow named edmond ross who was credited with capturing the vote that saved johnson's tail and it calls ross' vote the most heroic moment in american history. i actually think it was...
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night on q and a, constitutional law david stewart on his book in peach, the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for weekends legacy. >> it is a scandal. should ber on johnson expunged from every library in the country. its focus is on someone who was credited with casting a single vote that saved johnson's tale the mostlls the vote heroic moment in american history. i think his vote was purchased. saving johnson was not a heroic moment. atid stewart sunday night 8:00 eastern on q and a. supreme court nominee bret kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the confirmation hearings and they vote. watch live on c-span. c-span.org oron listen with the radio app. announcer: on the phone with us is jordain carney, senate reporter from the hill. the senate heads in at a time when they are not in session. senate major
night on q and a, constitutional law david stewart on his book in peach, the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for weekends legacy. >> it is a scandal. should ber on johnson expunged from every library in the country. its focus is on someone who was credited with casting a single vote that saved johnson's tale the mostlls the vote heroic moment in american history. i think his vote was purchased. saving johnson was not a heroic moment. atid stewart sunday night 8:00 eastern...
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on the civil war, university of kentucky history professor mark summers on the impeachment of andrew johnson. this 40 minute event was part of a symposium hosted commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 14th amendment's ratification to the u.s. constitution. paul: we will end with mark summers from the university of kentucky in lexington. i do not know whether ending with mark means we are ending with a southerner or a northerner. he went to berkeley for his phd. or one of those famous border states. i leed
on the civil war, university of kentucky history professor mark summers on the impeachment of andrew johnson. this 40 minute event was part of a symposium hosted commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 14th amendment's ratification to the u.s. constitution. paul: we will end with mark summers from the university of kentucky in lexington. i do not know whether ending with mark means we are ending with a southerner or a northerner. he went to berkeley for his phd. or one of those famous border...
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looking at these amendments, it turns out that southerners like robert toombs and jefferson davis, andrew johnson and others were perfectly willing and proposed trading state authority the protection of slavery for federal authority for the protection of slavery. the issue was not about states' rights. it was about property rights. i think those 67 amendments, all of which we publish in the book, make that point very clear. i've got a couple of other points to make here, but i think i may weave them into my answers for your questions. so i'm going to stop at that point and open the floor. ranger dave has a microphone and he will be selecting the questionnaires. all i have to do is think of -- up some creative answer. >> first, thank you for your 30 years of service. i had missed that and have not read the blurb in a while when i signed up for the ticket. dr. pitcaithley: thank you. >> i have a perspective from having fallen madly in love with the descendents of dred and harriet scott who have founded and served us so beautifully with the dred scott heritage foundation. so my perspective is hearin
looking at these amendments, it turns out that southerners like robert toombs and jefferson davis, andrew johnson and others were perfectly willing and proposed trading state authority the protection of slavery for federal authority for the protection of slavery. the issue was not about states' rights. it was about property rights. i think those 67 amendments, all of which we publish in the book, make that point very clear. i've got a couple of other points to make here, but i think i may weave...
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andrew johnson and stephen douglas both proposed at least one. three governors chimed in. they came from state legislatures, governors, congress, secsession conventions and the washington peace convention. my book is built around the amendments. because as i learned, no one else had had gathered them or analyzed them. what do they mean? i mentioned that james buchanan had three subsets. most had more than one. jefferson davis is one paragraph. there are 350 different topics in those subset that's are embodied in those 67 amendments. so one of the first thing i had to do is categorize them. and if you have read extensively in the decade of the 1850s, in the runup to the war from the compromise of 1850 to the civil war, these amendments track the difficulties that the country was trying to deal with. the largest number of articles within these amendments dealt with slavery and the territories. not surprising because that was the election around which the election of 1860 turned. there are slaves there and have them there as long as they want. should the federal government pr
andrew johnson and stephen douglas both proposed at least one. three governors chimed in. they came from state legislatures, governors, congress, secsession conventions and the washington peace convention. my book is built around the amendments. because as i learned, no one else had had gathered them or analyzed them. what do they mean? i mentioned that james buchanan had three subsets. most had more than one. jefferson davis is one paragraph. there are 350 different topics in those subset...
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the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy. >> it's a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i won't speak beyond that. the chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. it focuses on a fellow named edmond ross who was credited with capturing the vote that saved johnson's tail and it calls ross' vote the most heroic moment in american history. i actually think it was bought that, his vote was purchased and saving johnson i think was not a heroic moment. >> david stewart, sunday night, 8 eastern on c-span's q and a. >>> up next a look at access to mental healthcare programs under the 21st century cures act. we'll hear about what the health and human services department is doing to help immigrant families and children separated the u.s. southern border held by a house congress subcommittee. this is about 90 minutes. >> we'll now come to order. the chair recognizes himself five minutes for purposes of an opening statement. today we convene and hold an oversight hearing on the mental health division on the 21st century cures act
the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy. >> it's a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i won't speak beyond that. the chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. it focuses on a fellow named edmond ross who was credited with capturing the vote that saved johnson's tail and it calls ross' vote the most heroic moment in american history. i actually think it was bought that, his vote was purchased and saving johnson i think was not a...