President Johnson (other)
President Johnson may refer to: * Andrew Johnson (1808–1875), 17th president of the United States ** Presidency of Andrew Johnson, his presidency * Hilary R. W. Johnson (1837–1901), 11th president of Liberia * Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969), 36th president of the United States ** Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, his presidency * William Johnson, fictional president of the United States in the TV series The First Family (TV series), ''The First Family'' Other uses * , named for the 17th president of the United States See also

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Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Democrat who ran with Lincoln on the National Union ticket, coming to office as the Civil War concluded. He favored quick restoration of the seceded states to the Union without protection for the newly freed people who were formerly enslaved. This led to conflict with the Republican-dominated Congress, culminating in his impeachment by the House of Representatives in 1868. He was acquitted in the Senate by one vote. Johnson was born into poverty and never attended school. He was apprenticed as a tailor and worked in several frontier towns before settling in Greeneville, Tennessee. He served as alderman and mayor there before being elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1835. After briefly serving in the Tennessee Senate, J ...
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