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.

Andrew Johnson grew up poor in Raleigh ... Johnson became president on April 15, 1865—three hours after Lincoln’s death. Johnson’s Reconstruction policies for the South did not include ...

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 ...