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Scope and Content Note: The Andrew Johnson Papers contains the material collected and used for the creation of The Papers of Andrew Johnson, a sixteen volume annotated, abridged set of Andrew Johnson's official papers and correspondence. The project began in the mid-1950s as part of a larger trend of projects for the collection and publication of presidential papers. It was funded by the National Historical Publications Commission, now the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a statutory body affiliated with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The project was headed by University of Tennessee historians LeRoy Graf and Ralph Haskins, and later by Paul Bergeron, and funded through grants from the NHPRC and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The project became part of the Tennessee Presidents Center in 1987, a joining of the three Tennessee presidential papers projects of Andrew Johnson, Andrew Jackson, and James Polk. The first volume of The Papers of Andrew Johnson was published in 1967 and the project was completed July 31, 2000.
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On April 15, six weeks after Andrew Johnson was sworn in as vice president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Had the assassin's plot gone as planned, Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Secretary of State William Seward would have ... been killed. As it turned out, co-conspirator George Atzerodt had stalked the vice president but lost his nerve at the last minute. Johnson, who was staying at the Kirkwood House, rushed to Lincoln's bedside when he was told of the attack. A few hours after Lincoln's death, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase swore Johnson in as President of the United States. Republicans were relieved that Johnson had not been killed and could provide continuity; they thought that he would be putty in their hands and would follow the dictates of Republican congressional leaders.
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The 17th president of the United States, Andrew Johnson was a poor tailor in Tennessee before he entered politics. A fast learner with a flair for oratory, he worked his way up to the U.S. Senate. In the Civil War he was the only Southern Democrat to support Abraham Lincoln, and was chosen for the vice-presidency in 1864. When Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, Johnson became President, but clashed with Radical Republicans, who held a majority in congress. They passed the Tenure of Office Act in 1867, restricting presidential powers, and when Johnson defied them, he was impeached in 1868. A few months later the Senate acquitted him by one vote.
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Andrew Johnson became the 17th President of the United States under the US Constituion after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865. Johnson would not resign as a United States Senator when his home state of Tennessee seceded from the Union and he worked hard to preserve the Union. For his efforts he was chosen to run for and won the Vice Presidency under Abraham Lincoln. Although he was an honest and honorable man, Andrew Johnson was one of the most hapless of Presidents. Against him were the Radical Republicans in Congress, brilliantly led and ruthless in their tactics. Johnson was no match for them.
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Andrew C. Bolyard, Associate Portfolio Manager, is a member of the Fund Selection Team for the Tactical Equity Allocation Portfolio. He is currently working toward the Certified Financial Planner designation. Prior to joining Johnson, Andrew was a Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley. Andrew and his wife, Allison, live in Anderson Township and are members of the Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church.
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