Andrew Johnson's Presidency Highlighted Issues With Vice Presidential Selection
All Things Considered | Apr 14, 2015
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews University of Virginia historian Barbara Perry about the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Andrew Johnson presidency. Perry explains how he was chosen as vice president, and how he suddenly became president after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
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