Tag: andrew johnson impeachment
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 Trial 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…
March 4, 1868 the House of Representatives Serves the Johnson Articles of Impeachment on the Senate
Illustration Above: Members of the House of Representatives walking as a group to the Senate for the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson March 4, 1868 after…
Oregon Legislature Demands Its Senators Resign for Supporting Impeachment & Reconstruction Acts Dec. 1868
The Oregon state legislature passed a resolution calling for its senators to resign because they “misrepresented” the state by supporting the Reconstruction Acts and the…
How to Conduct an Impeachment Trial in the Senate 1868 Edition
Brenda Wineapple, whose new book The Impeachers about the Andrew Johnson impeachment, has become one of the busiest people in the historical profession. She has…
After the House Voted to Impeach Johnson, It Drew Up the Articles of Impeachment
The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson on February 24, 1868. Next it created a committee to draw up the Articles of…
Feb. 24, 1868 House of Representatives Votes to Impeach Andrew Johnson
On February 24, 1868 the House of Representatives voted 126 to 47 in favor of impeaching President Andrew Johnson with 17 abstentions. Johnson had antagonized…
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