In the Republican national convention of 1868 it was openly charged that "the treachery of Andrew Johnson...cost us the life of Abraham Lincoln." The rival parties of the Reconstruction era were ...

Andrew Johnson never expected to be president. But just six weeks after becoming Abraham Lincoln's vice president, the events at Ford's Theatre thrust him into the nation's highest office.

On April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln died after being shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater the previous evening; Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the 17th president hours later. And just like ...

A Southern supporter of the Union who balanced the ticket in Abraham Lincoln's 1864 reelection, Johnson led the Southern Reconstruction effort following the president's assassination. Conflicts ...

In 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died of an assassin's bullet fired the night before at Ford's Theatre in Washington. Vice President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as chief executive.

Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American frontier ... D.C. The president died the next morning, and Vice President Andrew Johnson entered the nation's highest office.

As for Abraham Lincoln, his favorite drink is reported to have been water. That's right: Though he worked with two of America's future presidents who loved their booze -- Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S.

One group of anti-Trump Republicans named after President Abraham Lincoln complained about a possible move the current ...

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site is located in Greeneville, Tennessee. The site honors the 17 th president of the United States, who took over after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.

Vice President Johnson had assumed office after John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, on April 15 ... of the South could not succeed with Andrew Johnson in office.