He was not forced to yield his highest position to Benjamin Wade during a quarrel with Edwin Stanton over the Tenure of Office Act.
According to Eric Foner, this man opposed "America's Unfinished Revolution." He drank a great deal of whiskey before his inauguration to one office, resulting in a bizarre speech in which he repeatedly exclaimed "I'm a plebeian!" He served five months of a second Senate term before dying, and first term ended with his appointment as governor of Tennessee. He was not forced to yield his highest position to Benjamin Wade during a quarrel with Edwin Stanton over the Tenure of Office Act. For 10 points, name this man who succeeded Lincoln as President.
According to Eric Foner, this man opposed "America's Unfinished Revolution."
{Andrew Johnson} [prompt on Johnson]