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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 ...
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Johnson's fiercest opponents in the Senate maneuvered a vote on only 3 of the 11 articles of impeachment, believing those 3 offered the greatest chance to gain conviction. On May 16, 1868, in a dramatic call of the roll, 35 senators voted to convict the president of "high crimes and misdemeanors," while 19 senators voted to acquit.
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Jul 22, 2019 · On February 24, 1868 the outraged House voted in favor of a resolution to impeach the President. The subsequent Senate trial resulted with Johnson escaping removal from office by one vote. Resolution of Impeachment for President Andrew Johnson, February 21, 1868 (front); Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233. View in the National ...
Feb 9, 2010 · The U.S. House of Representatives votes 11 articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson, nine of which cite Johnson’s removal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, a violation of the ...
Two subsequent ballots on May 26 produced the same results, and the Senate adjourned as a court of impeachment. The trial of President Andrew Johnson in the Senate, Journal Universel, Paris, 1868. Image: Shutterstock.com. The impeachment of Andrew Johnson involved complicated issues of law, politics, and personalities.