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Andrew Johnson: Tennessee Tailor
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These are some facts about the 17th President of the United States Andrew Johnson.
| | Born 12/29/1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina |
| | Previous experience: Congressman, governor, Senator |
| | Party: National Union |
| | Vice President: None |
| | Term of office: 4/15/1865-3/3/69 |
| | Died 7/31/75 |
| | Nickname: Tennessee Tailor |
| | Religion: Christian |
| | Succeeded by Ulysses S. Grant |
| | Preceded by Abraham Lincoln |
| | Spouse Eliza McCardle Johnson |
| | In his lifetime Andrew Johnson, the son of a tailor, occupied every major non-judicial elected office in the American political system — city councilman, mayor, state representative, state senator, governor, representative, senator, vice-president, and president. He is the only person to have held all of those positions. |
| | Johnson married at a younger age (19) than any other President before or since. |
| | Johnson was also the only President who was illiterate at the time of his marriage. His wife taught him how to read and write. As far as his approach to these skills, Johnson is credited with saying "It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word. |
| | Speaking to a crowd of African Americans in Nashville during the 1864 campaign, he referred to himself as "the Moses" of the black people |
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