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He wasn't considered the worse. Actually, he was a man who had many connections in Congress,knew where the bodies were buried, and was very powerful in his way. He and Kennedy didn't like each other, but Johnson was very competent for his role. He held the country together in a very bad time and took to steps needed when they were required. He did get mired down in Vietnam, but he was the 3 president to be engaged in the problems there. He had to contend with the problem he inherited.
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The president pro tempore of the senate who hoped to become president of the US after Johnson's impeachment conviction?
Benjamin Wade
What states did president Andrew Johnson add to the union?
Nebraska became at state in 1967 while Johnson was President. (He also completed the purchase of Alaska, adding it to US territory to eventually become a state.)
Was president Lydon B Johnson a Democrat?
Yes, he was a lifelong Democrat; first elected to Congress during the New Deal which he staunchly supported. He went on to become the Dem. Senate Leader and then Vice-President before President.
When did Lyndon B. Johnson become president?
Lyndon B. Jonson died at the age of 64 years old.
Did president Johnson oppose the 14th amendment?
President Andrew Johnson firmly opposed to the Fourteenth Amendment and recommended the former Confederate States not to ratify the same if it were to become a law. This opposition outraged the Congress, which in March 1867 passed the Reconstruction Act that imposed its will on the South by diktat.
Why did Andrew Johnson become the president?
Johnson was vice-president under Lincoln. After Lincoln was killed, Johnson became president.
How did Lyndon Johnson become?
Lyndon Johnson was Vice President to President John F. Kennedy. Johnson became president following Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
What month did Andrew Johnson become president?
It was in mid April , 1865 that Lincoln was killed and Johnson became president.
Who was the first ex-president to become a senator?
Andrew Johnson was the only former president to become a senator.
Did one of Andrew Johnson's kids become a president?
no
How did Lyndon Johnson become president?
Lyndon Johnson was Vice President to President John F. Kennedy. Johnson became president following Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Who has become president and wasn't elected?
lyndon b Johnson
Who become president after JFK died?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Why did military intervention in Vietnam become known as Mr Johnson's War?
Johnson was president of USA at that time.
Why was President Andrew Johnson's presidency riddled with problems?
Andrew Johnson had been vice President under Lincoln, and he became President only because of the assassination of Lincoln. Even though this was exactly what the constitution required, many people at the time felt that Johnson did not have the right to become President, and resented him. This was particularly true because Johnson was from the South. It almost seemed like a final coup d'etat by the Confederacy, for Johnson to become President.
How did Lyndon B. Johnson become president of the US in 1963?
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Texas, and Lyndon B. Johnson was his vice president.
Why did Andrew Johnson become president after Lincoln died?
Johnson was the vice president when Lincoln died and so succeeded to the presidency in accordance with the US Constitution.
