President Andrew Johnson resurrected the tradition in 1865, holding a two-day “Grand Review of the Armies” five weeks after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

If they expect to "capture" President JOHNSON by this underhanded manoeuvre, we think they will find themselves mistaken. If he wants the advice of Congress he will probably call it together.

To ANDREW JOHNSON, Vice-President of the United States. Mr. JOHNSON requested that the ceremony take place at his rooms at the Kirkwood House, in this city, at 10 o'clock in the morning.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln died after being shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater the previous evening; ...

Speech at InaugurationFrom the Congressional Globe. The Vice-President elect, (Hon. ANDREW JOHNSON, of Tennessee, in reply to the question as to whether he was ready to take the ostn.) I am, (Then ...

When John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln in 1865, he wanted accomplice George Atzerodt to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson.

Presidents Day — the third Monday in February — originally was linked to the the birthday of George Washington, our nation's first president. The scope and meaning of the day ...

In 1864, as a symbol of unity during the war, Abraham Lincoln persuaded Republican delegates to make Johnson, a Democrat, his running mate. Johnson became president on April 15, 1865—three hours ...

We know that. We also know that no president has ever been removed from office after it was handed over to the Senate, but Andrew Johnson, President Johnson came close. He came the closest.

President Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869: "The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens." President George H.W. Bush, 1989-1993: "Losing is never easy.