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By Elizabeth R. Varon. Andrew Johnson gives truth to the saying that in America, anyone can grow up to become President. Born in a log cabin in North Carolina to nearly illiterate parents, Andrew Johnson did not master the basics of reading, grammar, or math until he met his wife at the age of seventeen.
9 mag 2024 · Andrew Johnson (born December 29, 1808, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.—died July 31, 1875, near Carter Station, Tennessee) was the 17th president of the United States (1865–69), who took office upon the assassination of Pres. Abraham Lincoln during the closing months of the American Civil War (1861–65).
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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.
29 ott 2009 · Andrew Johnson was born on December 29, 1808, in a log cabin in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... Johnson’s Brief Tenure as Vice President . When Lincoln sought re-election in 1864, ...
Although an honest and honorable man, Andrew Johnson was one of the most unfortunate of Presidents. Arrayed against him were the Radical Republicans in Congress, brilliantly led and ruthless in...
Scholarly essays, speeches, photos, and other resources on Andrew Johnson, the 17th US president (1865-1869), including information about the end of the Civil War, Reconstruction and his impeachment trial.
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.
