 Complete the following phrase:  The presidency of Andrew Johnson began on April 15, 1865, when Andrew Johnson became President of the United States upon the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and ended on March 4, 1869. He had been Vice President of the United States for only days when he succeeded to the presidency. The 17th United States president, Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party before the Civil War and had been Lincolns 1864 running mate on the National Union ticket, which was supported by Republicans and War Democrats. Johnson took office as the Civil War 