Paragraph 6 of Section 1 of Article II of the United States Constitution says: "In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President..."
(Note that the 25th Amendment made some changes to how this part of the Constitution operates, but it was not ratified until more than a century after President Lincoln's death.)
Johnson was vice-president under Lincoln. If the president dies in office, the VP becomes president.
Andrew Johnson was then consequently the vice president, and after that, when Lincoln was assassinated, we was the president himself.
Andrew Johnson, who was President Lincoln's Vice President, when he was assassinated.
Andrew Johnson was Lincoln's Vice-President. When Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson became President. He only served the uncompleted term of Lincoln, 1865-1869.
Andrew Johnson succeeded Abraham Lincoln, after Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.
Yes, after Lincoln was assassinated, Andrew Johnson replaced him and served from 1865-1869.
Andrew Johnson became the president when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Andrew Johnson
When Lincoln died, his Vice-President, Andrew Johnson became President.
Andrew Johnson's predecessor Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by Booth. Johnson was not assassinated.
Andrew Johnson was the next president after Abe Lincoln was shot Andrew Johnson was the 17th president.
They were doing the Reconstruction planning. When Abraham Lincoln got assassinated, Andrew Johnson took over.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, making Vice President Johnson the president.