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I feel incompetent to perform duties...which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.
Andrew Johnson
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Andrew Johnson
Age: 66 †
Born: 1808
Born: December 29
Died: 1875
Died: July 31
17Th U.S. President
Military Officer
Politician
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Raleigh
North Carolina
A. Johnson
President Johnson
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