Category: Andrew Johnson
The First of 41 Witnesses Testifies In the Trial of Andrew Johnson
One major difference between the 2020 impeachment trial and the 1868 version is in the use of witnesses. The Constitution calls for a trail of…
Ben Butler Gives the Opening Prosecution Argument in the Senate Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson
On March 30, 1868, the trial in the Senate of Andrew Johnson began. The opening statement for the prosecution was delivered by Congressman Ben Butler,…
The “House Managers”: Prosecuting the Johnson Impeachment
On March 5, 1868 the seven House Managers appointed to prosecute the case for removal appeared in the Senate to begin the impeachment trial of…
President Johnson’s Dream Team of Defense Lawyers Biggest Enemy? A Client Who Would Not Shut Up!
On March 13, 1865, the public saw the legal team defending President Johnson for the first time. The five prominent attorneys included a former Justice…
Pres. Johnson Answered the Articles of Impeachment on March 23, 1868-Deny It All!
After being served with notice that he would be tried by the Senate on the Articles of Impeachment voted by the House, President Johnson sent…
Why Does Alan Dershowitz Wrongly Say that Previous Impeachments Have Not Had Witnesses? Johnson’s Definitely Did
When asked about the possibility that there will be no witnesses at the Senate trial of Donald Trump, Alan Dershowitz said today on NPR that…
The Sergeant-at-Arms Called Out Three Times for Andrew Johnson-The Impeachment Trial Begins
On March 13, 1868 the trial of Andrew Johnson formally opened in the Senate. The Sergeant at Arms called out the name of the accused…
Setting the Rules for the First-Ever Senate Presidential Impeachment Trial Amid Multiple Conflicts of Interest
No one knew in 1868 what a Senate Impeachment TrialĀ should look like. There had been no witnesses examined by the House before it voted…
“The President Had No Friends” On His Way to Senate Impeachment Trial
In the 1860s, Harpers was the most influential weekly newspaper in the country. It was allied with the Republican Party and would back Grant for…
Tourism Up at Andy Johnson Home in Response to Current Impeachment Crisis
The current impeachment crisis has been good for tourism to the home of the first president ever impeached, Andrew Johnson. You can listen to NPR’s…
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