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Believing he would be killed if he stayed, Johnson fled through the Cumberland Gap, where his party was in fact shot at. He left his wife and family in Greeneville. [90] [91] As the only member from a seceded state to remain in the Senate and the most prominent Southern Unionist, Johnson had Lincoln's ear in the early months of the war. [92]
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [9] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [10]
Contemporary woodcut of Johnson being sworn in by Chief Justice Chase as Cabinet members look on, April 15, 1865. President Abraham Lincoln had won the 1860 presidential election as a member of the Republican Party, but, in hopes of winning the support of War Democrats, he ran under the banner of the National Union Party in the 1864 presidential election. [1]
Lyndon B. Johnson takes the oath of office as President of the United States, after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy November 22, 1963. John F. Kennedy - 1961
4 years, 176 days after 16th president Abraham Lincoln (died April 15, 1865) 1 year, 129 days after 15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868) 19th president Rutherford B. Hayes (died January 17, 1893) 11 years, 120 days after 20th president James A. Garfield (died September 19, 1881)
In a 1968 book, Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, suggested that the President had conveniently privately disclosed to her, just three days before his death, that he intended to drop Johnson as ...
Less than a month after his death, on May 8, the war in Europe ended. President Harry S. Truman dedicated Victory in Europe Day and its celebrations to Roosevelt's memory, and kept the flags across the U.S. at half-staff for the remainder of the 30-day mourning period. In doing so, Truman said that his only wish was "that Franklin D. Roosevelt ...
On the occasion of President Lyndon Johnson’s birthday, the National Constitution Center looks at 10 interesting facts about one of the most colorful and controversial figures in American history.