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

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 ...