Born in a log cabin in north carolina to nearly illiterate parents, andrew johnson did not master the basics of reading, grammar, or math until he met his wife at the age of seventeen.
President lincoln's tragic and unexpected assassination thrust andrew johnson into the presidency.
He moved into the white house with his family and brought florence and william.
He was the 16th vice president of the united states from march to april 1865.
He became president after president abraham lincoln was assassinated.
He opposed the 14th.
With the assassination of president abraham lincoln, andrew johnson became the 17th president of the united states (1865-1869), an old-fashioned southern jacksonian democrat.
Andrew johnson (december 29, 1808 – july 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the united states, serving from 1865 to 1869.
The 16th vice president, he assumed the presidency.