Why didn't Andrew Johnson have a vice president?

Johnson was Abraham Lincoln's vice president and as such succeeded to the presidency on Lincoln's assassination in 1865. At the time there was no constitutional provision for appointing a new vice president in such a case, so Johnson finished his term (1865–1869) without one. read more

Johnson was Abraham Lincoln’s vice president and as such succeeded to the presidency on Lincoln’s assassination in 1865. At the time there was no constitutional provision for appointing a new vice president in such a case, so Johnson finished his term (1865–1869) without one. read more

I am helping my daughter do a report on these two presidents. One thing I noticed was they both didn’t have a vice president once taking over the White House. after the deaths of Zachary Taylor and Abe Lincoln. read more