FIRST PRESIDENT TO BE IMPEACHED IN 1868

Thaddeus Stevens: The Evolution of the Egalitarian
Thaddeus Stevens delivers the last speech to Congress
about the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 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 Tenure of Office
Act
. The House vote made President Johnson the first
president to be impeached in U.S. history.

Andrew Johnson, the first American president to be impeached. Photo ...
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875)

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Edwin McMasters Stanton
(December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869)

Johnson Impeachment 1868 Npresident Andrew Johnson Accepting The ...
Pictured is an illustration of Johnson being served
impeachment summons in the White House.

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