美国任期最短的十位总统

In Office: April 15, 1865—March 4, 1869

在位： 1865年4月15日——1869年3月4日

Served the remainder of Lincoln's term. Sought the Democratic nomination in 1868, but was unsuccessful. Johnson had an ambiguousparty status. He attempted to build up a party of loyalists under the National Union label, but he did not identify with either of the two main parties while President—though he did try for the Democratic nomination in 1868. Asked in 1868 why he did not become a Democrat, he said “It is true I am asked why don't I join the Democratic party. Why don't they join me…if I have administered the office of president so well?”

Johnson继Lincoln接任美国总统。在1868年寻求民主党提名，但是未能成功。Johnson的党派一直模棱两可。他曾尝试打着民族联盟的旗号建立一个反对独立的党派，但是在他在位期间，他并未明确自己从属两个主要党派中的哪个--尽管他在1868年尝试让民主党提名他继任。当别人问他为什么1868年他没有成为民主党人，他说：“问我为什么不加入民主党是对的。如果我将美国管理的很出色，为什么他们不和我统一战线？”