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President Richard Nixon paying his last tributes to his predecessor, former president Johnson in 1973 Johnson's grave Johnson recorded an hour-long television interview with newsman Walter Cronkite at his ranch on January 12, 1973, in which he discussed his legacy, particularly about the civil rights movement.
The office of vice president remained vacant during Johnson's first (425-day partial) term, as at the time there was no way to fill a vacancy in the vice presidency. Johnson selected Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, a leading liberal, as his running mate in the 1964 election, and Humphrey served as vice president throughout Johnson's ...
The incumbent president is Donald Trump, who assumed office on January 20, 2025. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies; the discrepancy arises from two individuals elected to non-consecutive terms: Grover Cleveland is counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, while Donald ...
Succeeded to one partial term (3 years and 11 months) 37: Andrew Johnson: 1,419 17th • April 15, 1865 [h] – March 4, 1869: Succeeded to one partial term (3 years, 10 months, and 17 days) 38: Chester A. Arthur: 1,262 21st • September 19, 1881 [h] – March 4, 1885: Succeeded to one partial term (3 years, 5 months, and 13 days) 39: John F ...
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869.He assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as he was vice president at that time.
Only one president, Andrew Johnson, served as a U.S. senator after his presidency. 15 presidents previously served as vice presidents. All except Richard Nixon and Joe Biden were vice presidents immediately before becoming president. 9 of the 15 succeeded to the presidency upon the death or (in one case) resignation of the elected president; 5 ...
And Rep. Blake Moore of Utah, who succeeded Johnson last year as vice chair of the GOP conference after Johnson ascended to the speakership, won a second term in the No. 6 job after he briefly ...
The presidency of Andrew Johnson began on April 15, 1865, when Andrew Johnson became President of the United States upon the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and ended on March 4, 1869. He had been Vice President of the United States for only six weeks when he succeeded to the presidency.