relics of andrew johnson.; his first reader the bible upon which he was sworn as president. share full article. aug. 7, 1875.

On March 4, 1865, at the second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson made a speech in the Senate chambers before being sworn in as the 16th Vice-President of the United States.

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.

Andrew Johnson. | Print Collector/GettyImages. Before Abraham Lincoln took to the stage for his second inauguration in March 1865, there was the formality of swearing in Vice President-elect ...