Yes they were, but the murder of Lincoln created a great political gap, that Johnson could not bridge because of his modest political influence and his excessive propension in favour of the former rebel States.
Had not Lincoln been assassinated, his plan would have been probably applied although likely with some necessary amendments and those States would have avoided the most of troubles and hardships in recovering their economy and internal social order, which instead they had had to face for about a century after the Civil War.
Many presidents were inspired by Abraham Lincoln from Andrew Johnson to Barack Obama.
Andrew Johnson(Lincoln) and Lyndon Johnson(Kennedy)
Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson were both 6ft 4in.
* Abraham Lincoln * Andrew Jackson * Andrew Johnson
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Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Johnson.
· Lincoln, Abraham · Lyndon B. Johnson
I checked from Buchanan to Polk and can safely assume that Lincoln was the youngest of all presidents before him. Johnson is also older than Lincoln; however, Grant and Hayes belong to an entirely younger generation. So I can say that the 15 presidents before Lincoln plus the one president (Johnson) after Lincoln would be: 16 presidents. -Reloque
Buchanan, Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and Grant.
because they were the presidents even though the country was divided in half.
Three Vice presidents and 2 presidents:The 3 Vice Presidents are:Richard M Johnson - elected 1936 with Van Buren, defeated with him in 1840. Andrew Johnson - elected with Lincoln 1864 - succeeded to Presidency on Lincoln's 1865 assassination Lyndon B Johnson - elected with Kennedy 1960. Succeeded to Presidency on his 1963 assassination. There have been 2 US Presidents with the surname Johnson: Lyndon B Johnson, and Andrew Johnson.