Tennessee Johnson [Blu-ray]

The tumultuous presidency of 17th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson's boyhood as the lad escapes from the ruthless tailor he has been apprenticed to. The young man flees to a new town where he is befriended by a caring schoolteacher who teaches him literacy. As a young man, he goes on to lead a crusade for voting rights. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a staunch Unionist and upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln's assassination, Johnson becomes the President. Unfortunately, many senators strongly object because he seems too willing to be soft on the recently defeated Confederates. Johnson's chief adversary tries to level phony charges against him, and Johnson is very nearly impeached.