This category lists pages and sites about the impeachment proceedings against Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States. In May 1868, the U.S. Senate came within a single vote of taking the unprecedented step of removing a president from office, claiming that Johnson had violated the Tenure of Office Act.
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- The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Features more than 200 excerpts about the historic proceedings from Harper's Weekly, the leading weekly newspaper of the era.
- The Politics of Andrew Johnson Examines the bitter political battle that caused the only impeachment of an American President.
- Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson Short biography of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Salmon Portland Chase tells how he stood against an angry U.S. Senate mob during the impeachment proceedings.
- The Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson Provides a detailed account of the trial and explores the issues that surrounded it.