It's unclear why Martin Van Buren did not ... that Van Buren’s son was ill at the time. Andrew Johnson, who was also the first president to be impeached and had not run for re-election, skipped ...

John Quincy Adams, John Adams' son, followed in his father's footsteps when his successor, Andrew ... impeached in 1868. In a biography of his successor, Ulysses S. Grant, Ron Chernow wrote that ...

Andrew Johnson was the last president to forego their successor's inauguration for political reasons. The relationship between Congress and Johnson experienced a slow deterioration until he ultimately ...

It's unclear why Martin Van Buren did not attend the inauguration ... Association notes that Van Buren’s son was ill at the time. Andrew Johnson, who was also the first president to be impeached and ...