▁boot black ▁and ▁bar ber . ▁▁ ▁Lincoln ▁brought ▁Johnson ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁inaug uration . ▁During ▁the ▁train ▁trip , ▁Johnson ▁was ▁observed ▁by ▁rep or ters ▁to ▁be ▁att ent ive ▁with ▁un t iring ▁vig il ance ▁and ▁acted ▁as ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁body guard . ▁Lincoln ▁said ▁that ▁Johnson ▁was ▁a ▁worthy ▁man ▁of ▁integrity ▁and ▁faithful ness . ▁To ▁e va de ▁an ▁assass ination ▁attempt ▁( called ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Plot , ▁Lincoln ▁left ▁the ▁train ▁he ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁arrive ▁on ▁in ▁Washington . ▁He ▁board ed ▁another ▁train ▁that ▁took ▁him ▁ ▁directly ▁from ▁Harris burg , ▁Pennsylvania ▁to ▁Washington , ▁ski pping ▁a ▁stop ▁in ▁Baltimore . ▁Johnson ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁from ▁the ▁Illinois ▁ent ou rage ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁secret ▁train ▁route ▁with ▁Lincoln . ▁There ▁were ▁detect ives ▁that ▁were ▁engaged ▁for ▁security ▁protection ▁that ▁tra ve led ▁with ▁Lincoln ▁and ▁Johnson . ▁ ▁Johnson ▁worked ▁for ▁Lincoln ▁as ▁a ▁bar ber , ▁v alet , ▁hand yman , ▁mess enger , ▁and ▁body guard . ▁The ▁president ▁said ▁of ▁him , ▁" although ▁not ▁exactly ▁the ▁most ▁prominent , ▁[ he ] ▁is ▁yet ▁the ▁most ▁useful ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁president ial ▁party ." ▁Lincoln ▁trust ed ▁him ▁to ▁convey ▁messages , ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁significant ▁sums ▁of ▁money . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁sh unn ed ▁and ▁treated ▁miser ably ▁by ▁other ▁White ▁House ▁servants , ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁wel coming