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2 days ago · e. Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as he was vice president at that time.
Jun 18, 2024 · Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States (1865–69), who took office upon the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. A Democrat, he became Lincoln’s second vice president because of his rejection of Southern secession.
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- Andrew Johnson became the 17th president of the United States in 1865. He took office after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
- Andrew Johnson vetoed the Reconstruction Acts that provided suffrage for male freedmen and military administration of the Southern states. He maint...
- Andrew Johnson dismissed from office Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to provide a court test of the Tenure of Office Act’s constitutionality. For...
- Eliza McCardle was Andrew Johnson's wife. They married in 1827.
3 days ago · The presidency of Andrew Johnson began on April 15, 1865, when Andrew Johnson became President of the United States upon the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and ended on March 4, 1869. He had been Vice President of the United States for only six weeks when he succeeded to the presidency.
Jun 18, 2024 · Andrew Johnson - Reconstruction, Impeachment, Legacy: To broaden the base of the Republican Party to include loyal “war” Democrats, Johnson was selected to run for vice president on Lincoln’s reelection ticket of 1864. His first appearance on the national stage was a fiasco.
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Jun 11, 2024 · 安德魯·詹森（英語： Andrew Johnson ，1808年12月29日—1875年7月31日）1865至1869年擔任第17屆美國總統，本是亞伯拉罕·林肯手下副總統，林肯遇刺後繼任。 詹森是 民主黨 人，與林肯成為 國家聯邦黨 （ 英語 ： National Union Party (United States) ） 競選搭檔，在 ...
Jun 28, 2024 · On the evening of April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head by a Confederate sympathizer and the next morning, Johnson was sworn in as president. Lincoln was the first president whose body was transported by a funeral train.
Jun 13, 2019 · President Andrew Johnson was notified that the amendment was being sent to the states for ratification, and he publicly expressed his disapproval. Congressional approval -- and presidential opposition -- led to a two-year battle between President Johnson and the Republican Party over the 14th Amendment's ratification.
