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Life Of 17th President Is Presented To Andrew Johnson Heritage Association
Source: The Greeneville Sun
by Staff
Date: 2007-10-22
A new PowerPoint visual presentation on the life and times of Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, was delivered by Carlos Whaley on Tuesday to members of the Andrew Johnson Heritage Association.
The presentation was very well received by about 35 people who attended the association’s meeting at Tusculum College.
Whaley, a self-described East Tennessee history buff and chief communications officer for the Battle of Blue Springs Planning Committee, is co-chairman of the Andrew Johnson Bicentennial Committee.
He described President Johnson as “one of the most remarkable political leaders in the antebellum South.”
Whaley expects to deliver his informative, highly-polished presentation to interested groups in Greeneville and elsewhere in Greene County in the next few months leading up to, and during, 2008 — which is the bicentennial year of the 17th president’s birth.
Many special events are planned in this community during the coming year for Johnson.
Andrew Johnson’s Life
Johnson, who was born in Raleigh, N.C., and crossed the mountains to Tennessee as a young man, was a Greeneville tailor-shop owner whose political career went from being Greeneville alderman to eventually that of U.S. president.
He is the only former president to then be elected to the U.S. Senate.
The presentation and reception were sponsored by the Andrew Johnson Heritage Association.
Whaley explained that when Johnson unexpectedly ascended to the presidency following Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the United States had 33 states in the Union and a population of 31 million.
Johnson was a “masterful stump speaker” with no formal education who favored keeping Tennessee in the Union, said Whaley.
Elected to national office as Lincoln’s vice president, Johnson became the president upon Lincoln’s assassination, in April 1865.
Civil War Totals
Those who fought in the Civil War numbered 3 million, or 10 percent of the U.S. population. Some 600,000, or two percent of the population, died in the war, according to Whaley in his presentation.
Joyce Doughty, president of the Andrew Johnson Heritage Association, thanked Whaley after he completed his presentation, which she described as “such a positive reflection on everything (Johnson) did.”
The bicentennial celebration of President Johnson officially begins on Dec. 29, Johnson’s birthday.
Also at the association meeting, George Collins gave an report on bicentennial events in 2008.
The “National History Day” program was also discussed.
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