The Life of Andrew Johnson         Andrew Johnson served as the 17th President of the United States from April 15, 1865 to March 3, 1869. He is most known for being the first president to be impeached, but also as the creator of the Reconstruction program after the end of the Civil War. Early Life         Son of Jacob and Mary McDonough Johnson, Andrew was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on December 29, 1808. Jacob Johnson worked as a handyman in a tavern …showed first 75 words of 1136 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1136 total…election to the U.S. Senate in 1875, and thus became the only former President to serve as a senator.         Andrew Johnson died on July 31, 1875, in Carter's Station, Tennessee. Works Cited Biograhpy of Andrew Johnson. 25 Sept. 2001 <http://id.essortment.com/andrewjohnsonb_rrte.htm>. Biography of Andrew Johnson. 28 Sept. 2001 <http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/aj17.html>. IPL POTUS - Andrew Johnson. 21 Sept. 2001 <http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/ajohnson.html>.