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Preparing for Grant's inauguration... Andrew Johnson's exit...
Preparing for Grant's inauguration... Andrew Johnson's exit...
Item # 682722
March 04, 1869
NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1869 The front page begins with much reporting on the inaugural ceremonies of U.S. Grant as President, which occurred on the date of this issue (hence nor reported here).
Heads include: "WASHINGTON" "A Day of General Excitement at the Capital" "The City Crowded with Visitors From All Parts" "Increased Curiosity Regarding Gen. Grant's Cabinet" "The Halls of Congress Crowded with Interested Spectators".
The back page has much on the exit of Andrew Johnson as President, including; "The President's Address" to the people of the U.S., signed in type: Andrew Johnson.
Category: Post-Civil War