United States, 39.76, -98.5Nast, Thomas, 1840-19021866Thomas Nast's depiction of a tearful Andrew Johnson, published in 1866 as part of a political cartoon entitled Tearful Convention, foreshadows the even greater frustration that the president would feel over Congress's resistance to his Reconstruction policies, including the ease with which southern states were readmitted into the Union.Image of Thomas Nast's portrayal of a tearful Andrew Johnson, published in 1866 as part of a political cartoon entitled "Tearful Convention." Johnson is depicted sitting in a chair, reading a newspaper, and wiping tears from his eyes. Johnson experienced frustration over Congress's resistance to his Reconstruction policies, including the ease with which southern states were readmitted into the Union.image/jpegHarper's Weeklyhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/reconstruction-conventionsForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/reconstruction-conventionsForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaPresidents--United StatesPoliticians--United StatesNewspaper--United StatesCrying--In artCaricatures and cartoons--United StatesReconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875Andrew JohnsonStillImage