Historical Newspaper: Impeachment: The Last Act in the Great Farce
Subject
Johnson Impeachment & the End of His Presidency
Title
Historical Newspaper: Impeachment: The Last Act in the Great Farce
Date
5/27/1868
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: 1st column, top.
Chronicling America features an 1868 New York Herald newspaper article, written by an unknown author, that provides an account of the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson (D-TN)--who became the 17th President of the United States after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April of 1865--as well as a list of how the senators voted in the decision to impeach Johnson and how the senators voted in terms of the adjournment of the session.
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Chronicling America features an 1868 New York Herald newspaper article, written by an unknown author, that provides an account of the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson (D-TN)--who became the 17th President of the United States after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April of 1865--as well as a list of how the senators voted in the decision to impeach Johnson and how the senators voted in terms of the adjournment of the session.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The New York Herald, NY)
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“Historical Newspaper: Impeachment: The Last Act in the Great Farce,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 15, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/645.