Cool facts about Andrew Johnson
Posted on Nov 19, 2025 / Celebs
- He started life as a tailor and kept sewing suits even during his political career.
- Johnson is the only U.S. president who never attended a formal school of any kind.
- He was the first president ever impeached by the House of Representatives.
- Lincoln chose him as VP to show unity between the North and pro-Union Southerners.
- He taught himself to read using books borrowed from customers at his tailor shop.
- Johnson once delivered speeches while sewing, switching between politics and stitching.
- He hated the idea of being controlled by Congress and fought them constantly.
- He’s the only former president who later served again in the U.S. Senate.
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