Impeachment of Andrew Johnson - wikipedia Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Theodore R. Davis 's illustration of President Johnson 's impeachment trial in the Senate, published in Harper 's Weekly. The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson occurred in 1868, when the United States House of Representatives resolved to impeach President Andrew Johnson, adopting eleven articles of impeachment detailing his `` high crimes and misdemeanors, '' in accordance with Article Two of the United States Constitution. The House 's primary charge against Johnson was violation of the Tenure of Office Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in March 1867, over the president 's veto. Specifically, he had removed from office Edwin M. Stanton, the Secretary of War -- whom the Act was largely designed to protect -- and attempted to replace him with Brevet Major General Lorenzo Thomas ( Earlier, while Congress was not in session, Johnson had suspended Stanton and appointed General Ulysses S. Grant as secretary of war ad interim ). The House approved the articles of impeachment on March 2 -- 3, 1868, and forwarded them to the Senate. The trial in the Senate began three days later, with Chief Justice of the United States Salmon P. Chase presiding. On May 16, the Senate failed to convict Johnson on one of the articles, with the 35 -- 19 vote in favor of conviction falling short of the necessary two - thirds majority by a single vote. A ten - day recess was called before attempting to convict him on additional articles. The delay did not change the outcome, however, as on May 26, it failed to convict the President on two articles, both by the same margin ; after which the trial was adjourned. This was the first impeachment of a President since creation of the office in 1789. The culmination of a lengthy political battle between Johnson, a lifelong Democrat and the Republican majority in Congress over how best to deal with the defeated Southern states following the conclusion of the American Civil War, the impeachment, and the subsequent trial ( and acquittal ) of Johnson were among the most dramatic events in the political life of the nation during the Reconstruction Era. Together, they have gained a historical reputation as an act of political expedience, rather than necessity, which was based on Johnson 's defiance of an unconstitutional piece of legislation, and which was conducted with little regard for the will of a general public which, despite the unpopularity of Johnson, opposed the impeachment. Johnson is one of only three presidents against whom articles of impeachment have been reported to the full House for consideration. In 1974, during the Watergate scandal, the House Judiciary Committee approved articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon, who resigned from office, rather than face certain impeachment and the prospect of being convicted at trial and removed from office. In 1999, Bill Clinton was impeached ; He, like Johnson, was acquitted from all charges following a Senate trial. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Tenure of Office Act 2 Impeachment 3 Trial 3.1 Acquittal 3.2 Senate votes 3.3 Proposed abolition of the Presidency 4 Later review of Johnson 's impeachment 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links Background President Andrew Johnson. Tension between the executive and legislative branches had been high prior to Johnson 's ascension to the presidency. Following Union Army victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in July 1863, President Lincoln began contemplating the issue how to bring the South back into the Union. He wished to offer an olive branch to the rebel states by pursuing a lenient plan for their reintegration. The forgiving tone of the president 's plan, plus the fact that he implemented it by presidential directive without consulting Congress, enraged Radical Republicans. They countered with their own more stringent plan, which Lincoln pocket vetoed. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, just days after the Army of Northern Virginia 's surrender at Appomattox briefly lessened the tension over who would set the terms of peace. The radicals were convinced that the new president, Andrew Johnson would defer, or at least acquiesce to their hardline proposals. Though a Democrat from Tennessee, Johnson had been a fierce critic of the Southern secession. Then after several states left the Union, including his own, he chose to stay in Washington, and later, when Union troops occupied Tennessee, Johnson was appointed military governor. He exercised his powers with vigor, frequently stating that `` treason must be made odious and traitors punished. '' Instead, Johnson unexpectedly switched course, rejecting the Radicals. During the first few months of his presidency, Johnson issued proclamations of general amnesty for most former Confederates, both government and military officers, and oversaw creation of new governments in states that had, until recently, been in rebellion. Later, Johnson also vetoed legislation that extended civil rights and financial support for the former slaves. Congress was able to override only a few of his vetoes, setting the stage for a showdown between Congress and the president. At an impasse with Congress, Johnson offered himself directly to the American public as a `` tribune of the people. '' In the late - summer of 1866, the president embarked on a national `` Swing Around the Circle '' speaking tour, where he asked his audiences for their support in his battle against the Congress and urged voters to elect representatives to Congress in the upcoming midterm election who supported his policies. The tour backfired on Johnson, however, when reports of his undisciplined, vitriolic speeches and ill - advised confrontations with hecklers swept the nation. Contrary to his hopes, the 1866 elections led to veto - proof Republican majorities in both houses of Congress. As a result, Radicals were able to pass a series of Reconstruction Acts -- each one over the President 's veto -- addressing requirement for southern states to be restored to the Union. The first of these acts divided those states ( excluding Johnson 's home state of Tennessee ) into five military districts subject to martial law. Tenure of office Act Congress 's control of the military Reconstruction policy was mitigated by Johnson 's command of the military as president ; however, Johnson had inherited, as Secretary of War, Lincoln 's appointee Edwin M. Stanton, a staunch Radical Republican, who as long as he remained in office would comply with Congressional Reconstruction policies. To ensure that Stanton would not be replaced, Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act in 1867 over Johnson 's veto. The act required the President to seek the Senate 's advice and consent before relieving or dismissing any member of his Cabinet ( an indirect reference to Stanton ) or, indeed, any federal official whose initial appointment had previously required its advice and consent. `` The Situation '', a Harper 's Weekly editorial cartoon shows Secretary of War Stanton aiming a cannon labeled `` Congress '' to defeat Johnson. The rammer is `` Tenure of Office Bill '' and cannonballs on the floor are `` Justice ''. Because the Tenure of Office Act did permit the President to suspend such officials when Congress was out of session, when Johnson failed to obtain Stanton 's resignation, he instead suspended Stanton on August 5, 1867, which gave him the opportunity to appoint General Ulysses S. Grant, then serving as Commanding General of the Army, interim Secretary of War. When the Senate adopted a resolution of non-concurrence with Stanton 's dismissal in December 1867, Grant told Johnson he was going to resign, fearing punitive legal action. Johnson, assured Grant that he would assume all responsibility in the matter, and asked him to delay his resignation until a suitable replacement could be found. Contrary to Johnson 's belief that Grant had agreed to remain in office, when the Senate voted and reinstated Stanton in January 1868, Grant immediately resigned, before the president had an opportunity to appoint a replacement. Johnson was furious at Grant, accusing him of lying during a stormy cabinet meeting. The publication of angry messages between Grant and Johnson led to a complete break between the two. As a result of these letters, Grant solidified his standing as the frontrunner for the 1868 Republican presidential nomination. Believing the Tenure of Office Act unconstitutional, Johnson ignored the Senate 's reinstatement of Stanton until, on January 28, he offered the post to Lorenzo Thomas, a brevet major general in the Army, who first turned it down, saying that he would like to stay in office as Adjutant General until his retirement. ( The President originally wanted the position for General William Tecumseh Sherman, who was an enemy of Stanton 's, but Sherman turned the President down, saying he hated politics. ) Johnson later convinced Thomas to help him make a test case, however, and on February 21, 1868, the President appointed Lorenzo Thomas Secretary of War and ordered the removal of Stanton from office. Thomas personally delivered the President 's dismissal notice to Stanton, but the Secretary refused either to accept its legitimacy or to vacate the premises. Instead, Stanton had barricaded himself in his office and ordered Thomas arrested for violating the Tenure of Office Act. Thomas asked if he could be brought to the White House to let the President know that he had been placed under arrest. When Stanton realized, however, that the arrest would allow the courts to review the law, he had the charges dropped. Stanton then claimed that Johnson had broken the recently instituted Tenure of Office Act by removing a Cabinet member without Senate approval. Johnson 's opponents in Congress were outraged by his actions ; the president 's challenge to congressional authority -- with regard to both the Tenure of Office Act and post-war reconstruction -- had, in their estimation, been tolerated for long enough. In swift response, an impeachment resolution was introduced in the House by representatives Thaddeus Stevens and John Bingham. Expressing widespread sentiment among House Republicans, Representative William D. Kelley ( on February 22, 1868 ) declared : Sir, the bloody and untilled fields of the ten unreconstructed states, the unsheeted ghosts of the two thousand murdered negroes in Texas, cry, if the dead ever evoke vengeance, for the punishment of Andrew Johnson. Impeachment The impeachment resolution against Andrew Johnson, approved by the House of Representatives on February 24, 1868. On February 24, 1868 three days after Johnson 's dismissal of Stanton, the House of Representatives voted 126 to 47 ( with 17 members not voting ) in favor of a resolution to impeach the President for high crimes and misdemeanors. Thaddeus Stevens addressed the House prior to the vote. `` This is not to be the temporary triumph of a political party, '' he said, `` but is to endure in its consequence until this whole continent shall be filled with a free and untrammeled people or shall be a nest of shrinking, cowardly slaves. '' One week later, the House adopted eleven articles of impeachment against the President. The articles charged Johnson with : Dismissing Edwin Stanton from office after the Senate had voted not to concur with his dismissal and had ordered him reinstated. Appointing Thomas Secretary of War ad interim despite the lack of vacancy in the office, since the dismissal of Stanton had been invalid. Appointing Thomas without the required advice and consent of the Senate. Conspiring, with Thomas and `` other persons to the House of Representatives unknown, '' to unlawfully prevent Stanton from continuing in office. Conspiring to unlawfully curtail faithful execution of the Tenure of Office Act. Conspiring to `` seize, take, and possess the property of the United States in the Department of War. '' Conspiring to `` seize, take, and possess the property of the United States in the Department of War '' with specific intent to violate the Tenure of Office Act. Issuing to Thomas the authority of the office of Secretary of War with unlawful intent to `` control the disbursements of the moneys appropriated for the military service and for the Department of War. '' Issuing to Major General William H. Emory orders with unlawful intent to violate the Tenure of Office Act. Making three speeches with intent to show ( or `` sow '' ? ) disrespect for the Congress among the citizens of the United States. Bringing disgrace and ridicule to the presidency by his aforementioned words and actions. Trial John A. Bingham and Thaddeus Stevens before the Senate addressing the vote on the president 's impeachment by the House. Johnson Impeachment Committee from a photograph by Mathew Brady in the Signal Corps, War Department, Washington. Left to right, Seated : Benjamin F. Butler, Thaddeus Stevens, Thomas Williams, John A. Bingham. Standing : James F. Wilson, George S. Boutwell, John A. Logan. A trial started in the Senate, presided by Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, and committees were organized to represent the prosecution and defense. The impeachment committee was made up of Thaddeus Stevens, Benjamin F. Butler, John A. Bingham, John A. Logan, George S. Boutwell, Thomas Williams and James F. Wilson. Johnson 's defense team was made up of Alexander Morgan, Henry Stanbery, William M. Evarts, Benjamin R. Curtis, Thomas A.R. Nelson and Jeremiah S. Black ( who resigned before the trial began ). The trial began on March 13, 1868. As there was no contitutional provision at the time for filling an intra-term vacancy in the vice presidency ( accomplished a century later by the Twenty - fifth Amendment, the office had been vacant since Johnson succeeded to the presidency. Due to this, the President pro tempore of the Senate, Benjamin Wade, who was among the Radical Republican leaders, would, under the Presidential succession act then in force and effect, become president if Johnson were removed from office. Indiana Senator Thomas Hendricks questioned Wade 's impartiality and suggested that Wade abstain from voting. But Hendricks was persuaded to withdraw his objection a day later and leave the matter to Wade 's own conscience. Subsequently, Wade voted for conviction. Chief Justice Chase, who was himself a Radical Republican, ruled that Johnson should be permitted to present evidence that Thomas 's appointment to replace Secretary of War Edwin Stanton was intended to provide a test case to challenge the constitutionality of the Tenure of Office Act. The Senate, however, overruled Chase by a simple majority vote. Before the trial started Senator Benjamin Wade of Ohio made a surprise attempt on 28 February to add two reliably Radical members to the senate by gaining the admission of Colorado, over Johnson 's anticipated veto, as a state. But Wade could not corral the necessary two - thirds majority to override Johnson 's expected veto. The attempt, therefore, failed. A separate attempt was made just before the scheduled verdict vote in May to admit senators from selected Reconstruction states in order to add more reliably Radical members to the vote, but it was also unsuccessful. On the first day, Johnson 's defense committee asked for forty days to collect evidence and witnesses since the prosecution had had a longer amount of time to do so, but only ten days were granted. The proceedings began on March 23. Senator Garrett Davis argued that because not all states were represented in the Senate the trial could not be held and that it should therefore be adjourned. The motion was voted down. After the charges against the president were made, Henry Stanbery asked for another thirty days to assemble evidence and summon witnesses, saying that in the ten days previously granted there had only been enough time to prepare the president 's reply. John A. Logan argued that the trial should begin immediately and that Stanberry was only trying to stall for time. The request was turned down in a vote 41 to 12. However, the Senate voted the next day to give the defense six more days to prepare evidence, which was accepted. The trial commenced again on March 30. Benjamin F. Butler opened for the prosecution with a three - hour speech reviewing historical impeachment trials, dating from King John of England. For days Butler spoke out against Johnson 's violations of the Tenure of Office Act and further charged that the president had issued orders directly to Army officers without sending them through General Grant. The defense argued that Johnson had not violated the Tenure of Office Act because President Lincoln did not reappoint Stanton as Secretary of War at the beginning of his second term in 1865 and that he was therefore a leftover appointment from the 1860 cabinet, which removed his protection by the Tenure of Office Act. The prosecution called several witnesses in the course of the proceedings until April 9, when they rested their case. Benjamin R. Curtis called attention to the fact that after the House passed the Tenure of Office Act, the Senate had amended it, meaning that it had to return it to a Senate -- House conference committee to resolve the differences. He followed up by quoting the minutes of those meetings, which revealed that while the House members made no notes about the fact, their sole purpose was to keep Stanton in office, and the Senate had disagreed. The defense then called their first witness, Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas. He did not provide adequate information in the defense 's cause and Butler made attempts to use his information to the prosecution 's advantage. The next witness was General William T. Sherman, who testified that President Johnson had offered to appoint Sherman to succeed Stanton as Secretary of War in order to ensure that the department was effectively administered. This testimony damaged the prosecution, which expected Sherman to testify that Johnson offered to appoint Sherman for the purpose of obstructing the operation, or overthrow, of the government. Sherman essentially affirmed that Johnson only wanted him to manage the department and not to execute directions to the military that would be contrary to the will of Congress. Acquittal The Senate then had fifty - four members representing the twenty - seven states whose legislatures could then elect Senators ; of these, thirty - six `` guilty '' votes were required to remove Johnson from office. On all three occasions, 35 Senators voted `` guilty '' and 19 `` not guilty. '' As the Constitution requires a two - thirds majority for conviction in impeachment trials, Johnson was acquitted. Seven Republican senators were concerned that the proceedings had been manipulated to give a one - sided presentation of the evidence. Senators William Pitt Fessenden ( Maine ), Joseph S. Fowler ( Tennessee ), James W. Grimes ( Iowa ), John B. Henderson ( Missouri ), Lyman Trumbull ( Illinois ), Peter G. Van Winkle ( West Virginia ), and Edmund G. Ross ( Kansas ), who provided the decisive vote, defied their party by voting against conviction. In addition to the above seven, three more Republicans James Dixon ( Connecticut ), James Doolittle ( Wisconsin ), and Daniel Norton ( Minnesota ) and all nine Democratic Senators voted not guilty. On decision day, before the first vote was taken, Samuel Pomeroy, who was the senior senator from Kansas, told the junior Kansas Senator Ross that if Ross voted for acquittal that Ross would become the subject of an investigation for bribery. The first 35 - to - 19 vote was taken on 16 May for the eleventh article. In hopes of persuading at least one of the seven Republican acquittal senators to change his vote, the Senate adjourned for ten days to take a second vote on 26 May on the other articles. During the hiatus, under Butler 's leadership, the House put through a resolution to investigate alleged `` improper or corrupt means used to influence the determination of the Senate ''. But the pressure did not change any of the acquittal votes, with the result that the vote on 26 May was the same. After the trial, Ben Butler conducted hearings on the widespread reports that Republican senators had been bribed to vote for Johnson 's acquittal. In Butler 's hearings, and in subsequent inquiries, there was increasing evidence that some acquittal votes were acquired by promises of patronage jobs and cash cards. Nonetheless, the investigations never resulted in charges, much less convictions, against anyone. Moreover, there is evidence that the prosecution attempted to bribe the senators voting for acquittal to switch their votes to conviction. Maine Senator Fessenden was offered the Ministership to Great Britain. Prosecutor Butler said, `` Tell ( Kansas Senator Ross ) that if he wants money there is a bushel of it here to be had. '' Butler 's investigation also boomeranged when it was discovered that Kansas Senator Pomeroy, who voted for conviction, had written a letter to Johnson 's Postmaster General seeking a $40,000 bribe for Pomeroy 's acquittal vote along with three or four others in his caucus. Benjamin Butler was himself told by Ben Wade that Wade would appoint Butler as Secretary of State when Wade assumed the Presidency after a Johnson conviction. An opinion that Senator Ross was mercilessly persecuted for his courageous vote to sustain the independence of the Presidency as a branch of the Federal Government is the subject of an entire chapter in President John F. Kennedy 's book, Profiles in Courage. That opinion has been rejected by some scholars, such as Ralph Roske, and endorsed by others, such as Avery Craven. Not one of the Republican senators who voted for acquittal ever again served in an elective office. Although they were under intense pressure to change their votes to conviction during the trial, afterward public opinion rapidly shifted around to their viewpoint. Some senators who voted for conviction, such as John Sherman and even Charles Sumner, later changed their minds. Senate votes State Senator Party Article XI May 16, 1868 Article II May 26, 1868 Article III May 26, 1868 Rhode Island Anthony Guilty Guilty Guilty Delaware Bayard Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Pennsylvania Buckalew Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Pennsylvania Cameron Guilty Guilty Guilty New Jersey Cattell Guilty Guilty Guilty Michigan Chandler Guilty Guilty Guilty California Cole Guilty Guilty Guilty New York Conkling Guilty Guilty Guilty California Conness Guilty Guilty Guilty Oregon Corbett Guilty Guilty Guilty New Hampshire Cragin Guilty Guilty Guilty Kentucky Davis Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Connecticut Dixon Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Wisconsin Doolittle Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Missouri Drake Guilty Guilty Guilty Vermont Edmunds Guilty Guilty Guilty Connecticut Ferry Guilty Guilty Guilty Maine Fessenden Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Tennessee Fowler Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty New Jersey Frelinghuysen Guilty Guilty Guilty Iowa Grimes Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Iowa Harlan Guilty Guilty Guilty Missouri Henderson Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Indiana Hendricks Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Michigan Howard Guilty Guilty Guilty Wisconsin Howe Guilty Guilty Guilty Maryland Johnson Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Kentucky McCreery Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty New York Morgan Guilty Guilty Guilty Vermont Morrill, J Guilty Guilty Guilty Maine Morrill, L Guilty Guilty Guilty Indiana Morton Guilty Guilty Guilty Minnesota Norton Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Nevada Nye Guilty Guilty Guilty Tennessee Patterson, D Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty New Hampshire Patterson, J Guilty Guilty Guilty Kansas Pomeroy Guilty Guilty Guilty Minnesota Ramsey Guilty Guilty Guilty Kansas Ross Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Delaware Saulsbury Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Ohio Sherman Guilty Guilty Guilty Rhode Island Sprague Guilty Guilty Guilty Nevada Stewart Guilty Guilty Guilty Massachusetts Sumner Guilty Guilty Guilty Nebraska Thayer Guilty Guilty Guilty Nebraska Tipton Guilty Guilty Guilty Illinois Trumbull Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty West Virginia Van Winkle Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Maryland Vickers Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty Ohio Wade Guilty Guilty Guilty West Virginia Willey Guilty Guilty Guilty Oregon Williams Guilty Guilty Guilty Massachusetts Wilson Guilty Guilty Guilty Illinois Yates Guilty Guilty Guilty Total Votes : Not Guilty : 19 ; Guilty : 35 Not Guilty : 19 ; Guilty : 35 Not Guilty : 19 ; Guilty : 35 Proposed abolition of the Presidency Johnson 's acquittal impelled some citizens of Boston and Roxbury, Massachusetts to submit a petition to Congress calling for the complete abolition of the Presidency. In it, the petitioners argued that only two forms of government exist : absolute monarchy and absolute democracy. They claimed that President Johnson had abused the powers of the Presidency, to which impeachment was the only corrective ; the failure of impeachment in Johnson 's case proved to the petitioners that the Presidency had grown too powerful and the only remaining solution was the abolition of the office. The petitioners proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished the Presidency and transferred the powers of the executive office to a body composed of members of Congress or `` other competent citizens, '' chosen by Congress and supervised by a standing committee. Later review of Johnson 's impeachment Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. In 1887, the Tenure of Office Act was repealed by Congress, and subsequent rulings by the United States Supreme Court seemed to support Johnson 's position that he was entitled to fire Stanton without Congressional approval. The Supreme Court 's ruling on a similar piece of later legislation in the 1926 Myers v. United States affirmed the ability of the president to remove a postmaster without Congressional approval, and stated in its majority opinion `` that the Tenure of Office Act of 1867... was invalid. '' Lyman Trumbull of Illinois, one of the seven Republican Senators whose refusal to vote for conviction prevented Johnson 's removal from office, noted, in the speech he gave explaining his vote for acquittal, that had Johnson been convicted, the main source of the President 's political power -- the freedom not to agree with the Congress without consequences -- would have been destroyed, and the Constitution 's system of checks and balances along with it : Once set the example of impeaching a President for what, when the excitement of the hour shall have subsided, will be regarded as insufficient causes, as several of those now alleged against the President were decided to be by the House of Representatives only a few months since, and no future President will be safe who happens to differ with a majority of the House and two thirds of the Senate on any measure deemed by them important, particularly if of a political character. Blinded by partisan zeal, with such an example before them, they will not scruple to remove out of the way any obstacle to the accomplishment of their purposes, and what then becomes of the checks and balances of the Constitution, so carefully devised and so vital to its perpetuity ? They are all gone. See also Impeachment of Bill Clinton Impeachment process against Richard Nixon List of federal political scandals in the United States References Jump up ^ Burlingame, Michael. `` Abraham Lincoln : Domestic Affairs ''. Charlottesville, Virginia : Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. Retrieved April 14, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Whittington, Keith E. ( March 2000 ). `` Bill Clinton Was No Andrew Johnson : Comparing Two Impeachments '' ( PDF ). Journal of Constitutional Law. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania. 2 ( 2 ) : 422 -- 465. Retrieved April 14, 2018. Jump up ^ Trefousse, Hans L. ( 1989 ). Andrew Johnson : A Biography. New York City : W.W. 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Jump up ^ Gene Davis High Crimes and Misdemeanors ( New York : William Morrow & Company, 1977 ), 266 -- 7, 290 -- 1 Jump up ^ Curt Anders `` Powerlust : Radicalism in the Civil War Era, '' p. 532 - 3 Jump up ^ Eric McKitrick `` Andrew Johnson '' ( Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1988 ), 507 -- 8 Jump up ^ John F. Kennedy `` Profiles in Courage '' ( New York : Harper Brothers, 1961 ), 115 -- 39 Jump up ^ Avery Craven `` Reconstruction '' ( New York : Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1969 ), 221 Jump up ^ Ralph J. Roske, `` The Seven Martyrs ?. '' American Historical Review 64.2 ( 1959 ) : 323 -- 330. in JSTOR Jump up ^ Hodding Carter `` The Angry Scar '' ( New York : Doubleday, 1959 ), 143 Jump up ^ Kenneth Stampp `` Reconstruction '' ( New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1965 ), 153 Jump up ^ Chester Hearn `` The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson '' ( Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2000 ), 202 Jump up ^ Avery Craven `` Reconstruction '' ( New York : Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1969 ), 221 Jump up ^ `` Memorial Regarding the Abolition of the Presidency ''. National Archives Catalog. Center for Legislative Archives, National Archives and Records Administration. Jump up ^ MYERS v. UNITED STATES, Findlaw Cases and Codes Further reading Benedict, Michael Les. `` A New Look at the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, '' Political Science Quarterly, Sep 1973, Vol. 88 Issue 3, pp 349 -- 367 in JSTOR Benedict, Michael Les. The impeachment and trial of Andrew Johnson ( 1973 ), 212pp ; the standard scholarly history online edition DeWitt, David M. The impeachment and trial of Andrew Johnson ( 1903 ), old monograph online edition McKitrick, Eric L. Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction ( 1960 ) influential analysis Rable, George C. `` Forces of Darkness, Forces of Light : The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson and the Paranoid Style, '' Southern Studies 1978, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp 151 -- 173 Sefton, James E. `` The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson : A Century of Writing, '' Civil War History, June 1968, Vol. 14 Issue 2, pp 120 -- 147 Sigelman, Lee, Christopher J. Deering, and Burdett A. Loomis. `` Wading Knee Deep in Words, Words, Words '' : Senatorial Rhetoric in the Johnson and Clinton Impeachment Trials. '' Congress & the Presidency 28 # 2 ( 2001 ) pp 119 -- 139. Stathis, Stephen W. `` Impeachment and Trial of President Andrew Johnson : A View from the Iowa Congressional Delegation, '' Presidential Studies Quarterly Vol. 24, No. 1, ( Winter, 1994 ), pp. 29 -- 47 in JSTOR Stewart, David O. Impeached : The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln 's Legacy ( 2009 ) Trefousse, Hans L. `` The Acquittal of Andrew Johnson and the Decline of the Radicals, '' Civil War History, June 1968, Vol. 14 Issue 2, pp 148 -- 161 Trefousse, Hans L. Andrew Johnson : A Biography ( 1989 ) major scholarly biography excerpt and text search Trefousse, Hans L. Impeachment of a President : Andrew Johnson, the Blacks, and Reconstruction ( 1999 ) External links The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, exerpts from 1865 -- 1869 Harper 's Weekly articles along with other information ( a HarpWeek website ) Andrew Johnson Impeachment Trial ( 1868 ), essay and other resources, www.famous-trials.com, University of Missouri - Kansas City Law School Interview with William Rehnquist on Grand Inquests : The Historic Impeachments of Justice Samuel Chase and President Andrew Johnson, 1992, Booknotes, C - SPAN Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson&oldid=838431302 '' Categories : 1868 in the United States United States presidential history Political history of the United States Legal history of the United States Reconstruction Era Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Trials of political people Presidency of Andrew Johnson Impeachment in the United States 1868 in American politics Talk Contents About Wikipedia עברית Polski Português Edit links This page was last edited on 27 April 2018, at 00 : 05. 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Question: who is the first president to be impeached
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