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1 day ago · Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as he was vice president at that time. Johnson was a Democrat who ran with Abraham Lincoln on the National Union Party ...
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2 days ago · Seward remained in his post through the presidency of Andrew Johnson, during which he negotiated the Alaska Purchase in 1867 and supported Johnson during his impeachment. His contemporary Carl Schurz described Seward as "one of those spirits who sometimes will go ahead of public opinion instead of tamely following its footprints".
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2 days ago · On May 16, 1868, the U.S. Senate voted 35 to 19, one vote short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict President Andrew Johnson of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” as he was charged under the eleventh article of impeachment. Ten days later, on May 26, the Senate also failed by the same margin (35 to 19) to convict Johnson on articles ...
5 days ago · The Papers of Andrew Johnson by Paul H. Bergeron (Editor); Andrew Johnson. Call Number: E415.6 .J65 1967. ISBN: 9780870497643. Presidents from Taylor through Grant, 1849-1877 by Jeffrey W. Coker. Call Number: E176.1 .P9214 2002. ISBN: 9780313315510. Debating the Issues in Pro and Con Primary Documents.
5 days ago · Approximately 1865-1877 primary sources related to Andrew Johnson
4 days ago · Please Note: There was only one name for the actual purchase of Alaska, but there were several derogatory names for Alaska itself. These included: Seward's Icebox, Polaria, Icebergia, Walrussia, and Johnson's Polar Bear Garden.
2 days ago · The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was initiated on February 24, 1868, when the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution to impeach Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, for "high crimes and misdemeanors". The alleged high crimes and misdemeanors were afterwards specified in eleven articles of impeachment ...
