Historical Impeachment Articles: Articles of Impeachment Against President Andrew Johnson
Subject
Johnson Impeachment & the End of His Presidency
Title
Historical Impeachment Articles: Articles of Impeachment Against President Andrew Johnson
Date
03/04/1868
Type
Historical Impeachment Articles
Description
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DocsTeach presents an 1868 historical legal document, written by the United States House of Representatives, that provides the articles of impeachment brought against President Andrew Johnson (D-TN)--who became the 17th President of the United States after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April of 1865. The articles include the letter Johnson sent to Edwin M. Stanton, removing Stanton from the position of Secretary of War without the permission of Congress.
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DocsTeach presents an 1868 historical legal document, written by the United States House of Representatives, that provides the articles of impeachment brought against President Andrew Johnson (D-TN)--who became the 17th President of the United States after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April of 1865. The articles include the letter Johnson sent to Edwin M. Stanton, removing Stanton from the position of Secretary of War without the permission of Congress.
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Publisher
DocsTeach (Contributor: Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives)
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“Historical Impeachment Articles: Articles of Impeachment Against President Andrew Johnson,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 15, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/647.