On March 4, 1865, at the second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson made a speech in the Senate chambers before being sworn in as the 16th Vice-President of the United States.

Andrew Johnson was not nominated for a full term. The Republicans in 1868 elected a war hero president, Gen. U.S. Grant. His running mate was Schuyler Colfax of New York.

On March 4, 1865, at the second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson made a speech in the Senate chambers before being sworn in as the 16th Vice-President of the United States.

President Donald Trump will become the first president to skip his successor's inauguration ceremony since Andrew Johnson in 1869, and one of just five in history to do so.