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Andrew Johnson

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/April 15, 2015 by — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:29, 29 March 2015 (UTC)



Andrew Johnson (1808–1875) was the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. Johnson was elected to the House of Representatives in 1843, became Governor of Tennessee in 1853, and was elected to the Senate in 1857, where he sought passage of the Homestead Bill. As Southern states, including Tennessee, seceded to form the Confederate States of America, Johnson remained firmly with the Union. In 1864, Johnson, as a War Democrat, was a logical choice as running mate for President Abraham Lincoln, who wished to send a message of national unity. Johnson was sworn in as vice president in March 1865; six weeks later, the assassination of Lincoln made him president. Johnson implemented his own form of Presidential Reconstruction – a series of proclamations directing the seceded states to hold conventions and elections to re-form their civil governments. When Congress passed bills for a more severe Reconstruction, Johnson vetoed them, and Congress overrode him, setting a pattern for the remainder of his presidency. When he tried to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in possible violation of the Tenure of Office Act, he was impeached by the House of Representatives, and narrowly avoided removal from office. Although his ranking has fluctuated over time, he is generally considered among the worst American presidents.
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 * Main editors: Wehwalt
 * Promoted: 2013
 * Reasons for nomination: 150th anniversary
 * Support as nominator. Wehwalt (talk) 12:58, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Support per the special 150th anniversary of this U.S. president's inauguration. The article appears to be very thorough with no immediately glaring concerns. Mz7 (talk) 02:16, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment - Blurb needs to be trimmed. A little shy of 1900 characters now. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:31, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Support: Particularly good to pair with Seward, above. Can probably trim blurb with a bit of wikignoming to toss clauses like "in his congressional service" and words like "firmly",looks not too tough.  Montanabw (talk)  08:13, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Support It is sometimes said that in the United States it was once possible for someone to rise from poverty to the presidency. This is the only man who ever did it. Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:46, 22 March 2015 (UTC)