Andrew Johnson // #17
VICE PRESIDENT TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN / #16
(unfortunately)
Born into poverty to illiterate parents.
Father died rescuing three men from drowning.
His mom sold him and his brother into an apprenticeship with a tailor; he escaped. There was a $10 reward for his return.
He never had any formal schooling.
It’s possible his wife taught him how to read.
John Wilkes Booth wanted him (and Secretary of State William Seward) killed, too.
He’d only been vice president for 42 days when Lincoln was killed.
Really messed up views.
