Check out this historic 1865 political cartoon of Andrew Johnson, the nation’s 16th VP under Abe Lincoln.
Posts Tagged ‘Johnson’
A History Lesson: How We Choose VPs
Learn how the selection process for the US vice president has evolved over the years.
What Does It Take To Be #2?
Here you’ll find the official (and unofficial) qualifications to be the vice president. You’ll even learn some vice presidential trivia along the way.
Andrew Johnson, The Unexpected Friend
It seems Republicans and Democrats can never get along these days. Partisan politics has become business as usual. Perhaps politicians of our day should take a page from Andrew Johnson’s playbook. In 1864, Republican Abraham Lincoln chose Democrat Andrew Johnson as his Vice President to balance out the ticket. Johnson wasn’t your typical Democrat. For [...]
The Irony Of Being Tossed
Vice Presidents have a habit of wanting the big job even when it seems they will not get it. And sometimes they just miss being part of it. Two missed opportunities come to mind. First, Hannibal Hamlin, who served four years with President Lincoln, was dropped in 1864. In 1865, Lincoln was assassinated, and Andrew Johnson [...]
