Eliza McCardle Johnson

Websites 

First Ladies National Library Biography of Eliza Johnson

White House History: Eliza Johnson

Papers/letters collections

Manuscripts for: Eliza Johnson

Johnson Family Papers

Historical sites

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

Andrew Johnson National Cemetery

Fascinating details

• Eliza Johnson is partly responsible for President Andrew Johnson’s literacy and speaking skills and is greatly credited for many of her husband’s successes. 
• The Johnson Family was one of the largest families to move into The White House; President Johnson, his wife, their two daughters, one of their daughter’s husbands, their daughters’ five children, and their son all lived in the White House.
• The Johnson daughters often filled in for Eliza during public social functions.