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March 3, 1867 Tenure of Office Act Passed Setting the Legal Basis for the Johnson Impeachment

On March 3, 1867 Congress enacted the Tenure of Office Act over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. The act restricted the president’s ability to…

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The Assault on Civil Rights and Andy Johnson’s Vetoes: Background to the Johnson Impeachment

High school history class in my youth portrayed the Johnson Impeachment as stemming from petulant Congressional Radicals enraged at the president because he removed Secretary…

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Andrew Johnson’s Trial: The Constitution on Impeachment-Primary Sources & Discussion

This is the third installment of my new series on the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. I want to use this post for primary sources related…

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The Johnson Impeachment Was Huge: An Interview With Brenda Wineapple

The New Yorker recently published an interview with the author of a new book on the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Brenda Wineapple in The Impeachers:…

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Historian Greg Downs Says that Impeachment by House Can Be Effective Even if President Is Not Removed

Historian Greg Downs discusses the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868 as a precedent for the current impeachment controversy. His article in the Washington Post…

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