Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, making Vice President Johnson the president.
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson of Tennessee was Vice President. He became President when Lincoln was killed.
Andrew Johnson was the next president after Abe Lincoln was shot Andrew Johnson was the 17th president.
Andrew Johnson, US Senate from Tennessee in 1875.
The new president was Andrew Johnson, but you might say that Lincoln's Cabinet, led by Stanton, Seward and Chase really took over.Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Lincoln's Vice President, Andrew Johnson, took office upon the death of Lincoln.Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. He was president from 1865-1869.Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson became president after Lincoln's' death.Andrew Johnson.Andrew Johnson was sworn into office after the death of Abraham Lincoln.Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson, the vice-president, became president upon the death of Lincoln.His Vice President, Andrew Johnson, was a War Democrat that Lincoln included on his National Union ticket after the Radical Republicans nominated John C. Frémont instead.Vice-president Andrew Johnson became the President .Vice President Andrew Johnson assumed the Presidency after Lincolns' assassinationVice president Andrew Johnson took over in 1865 when President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 (also Good Friday).-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln_assassination-Andrew Johnson, the VP, took office upon Lincoln's death.Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson.When President Lincoln died as a result of being shot, Vice-President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as President. Prior to this, he had been an alderman, mayor, member of Tennessee Legislature, member of US House of Representatives, Governor of Tennessee, member of US Senate and Vice-President. He served only one term as President, 1865-1869.Vice President Andrew Johnson.Andrew Johnson was sworn in after Lincolns death.Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th US president and served from from April 15, 1865 to March 4, 1869 He took office due to the death of Lincoln and was succeeded by Ulysses Grant .The Seventeenth President of The United States of America was Andrew Johnson. He was president from April 15, 1865 to March 4, 1869.
There were two presidents who served during the Reconstruction period. Abraham Lincoln, whose primary goal was putting the Union back together again after the war and his vice president, Andrew Johnson who assumed the presidency after Lincoln's death. Johnson completely dismantled all the Reconstruction programs, and abruptly stated it was over, due to his loyalty to secessionists.
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