12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. Richard Lummis and Tom Fox return to their exploration of American Presidents as they begin a two-part series on Andrew Johnson. In this Part 1, they discuss Johnson’s early life up to his nomination as Lincoln’s Vice-Presidential running mate in 1864.  Highlights include:
·      Early Life
A.    Childhood
B.    Move to Tennessee
C.     Slave Owner 
·      State Political Career 
A.    Friend of the workingman?
B.    Was he a Whig or Democrat?
·      Federal Political Career
A.    US House
B.    US Senate-Homestead Act 
·      Up to the Civil War
A.    Nominations of 1860 and election
B.    Succession Crisis
·      Leadership Lessons
A.    Assessment of Johnson up to this point
B.    Final Thoughts
Resources
Andrew Johnson-UVA Miller Center
Is Andrew Johnson the worst president in American history?
Andrew Johnson: The most-criticized president ever?