Andrew Johnson took office in place of Abraham Lincoln, right as the Civil War was ending and the Reconstruction was beginning. Despite general historical disfavor, I can see one thing to be grateful for because of him: he was the first American president to be impeached.
While not good for him at the time, I see this as a good thing overall because that fact is yet another piece of evidence that this country's Constitution and rule of law works for the people. This reminds us all that the president is really just a high executive officer in our government. There are so many more people involved in national policy, who are in turn very much influenced by their own people and by each other.
In light of this view, I am grateful for Andrew Johnson.
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