The 10 worst presidents in American history – Guess who’s #1?? (+Photos)

9. Andrew Johnson

How did Andrew Johnson earn a spot on our list? Well, we must say that coming to office after Abraham Lincoln is definitely a tough job. Yet Johnson could have done it with a lot more tact. Instead he nearly obliterated all of Lincoln’s hard work. Immediately following Lincoln’s death, Johnson supported the South. SEE ALSO: The 10 most expensive luxury yachts in the world & who own them (With Pictures)

Longing to return to the white supremacy pattern of society, he used the Republican Congress’s recess to push for pro-slavery laws. He lend pardons to and also allowed Confederate entities to take over control of some states and establish “Black codes.” He even let some of John Wilkes Booth’s associates slide by!