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President Andrew Johnson was not impeached by another President. He was impeached by the House of Representatives, whose job it is to draw up charges, then tried by the Senate. The Senate acquitted Johnson by one vote on May 16, 1868.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoSalmon P. Chase was the Chief Justice who presided over President Andrew Johnson's Senate impeachment trial.
Supreme Court in 1868
Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase
Justice Samuel Nelson
Justice Robert Cooper Grier
Justice Nathan Clifford
Justice Noah Haynes Swayne
Justice Samuel Freeman Miller
Justice David Davis
Justice Stephen Johnson Field
Justice William Strong
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∙ 13y agoOn February 24, 1868, the House Judiciary Committee, lead by Thaddeus Stevens (PA), presented a resolution to the House of Representatives calling for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. They voted 126-47 (17 absent) in favor of impeachment.
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Who was impeached President Andrew Jackson or President Andrew Johnson or both?
Of these two, only Andrew Johnson was impeached (but not convicted).
Which reconstruction era president was impeached?
President Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives, but not removed from office by the Senate.
Who was president was impeached?
Andrew Johnson was the first US president to be impeached. He was acquitted by the Senate by one vote.Andrew Johnson
Who was the first impeached president?
Andrew Johnson was the first US president to be impeached. He was acquitted by the Senate by one vote.Andrew Johnson
When President Andrew Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act he was?
President Andrew Johnson was impeached when he violated the Tenure of Office Act. The Tenure of Office Act was repealed in 1887.
How can the President get fired?
The President can be impeached. After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated his vice President (Andrew Johnson) was impeached. Also Nixon was impeached
Who was impeached during the civil war?
Andrew Johnson
Who were the president who were impeached?
Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.
What month was Andrew Johnson impeached?
The House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson in February 1868; he was acquitted at his Senate trial in May 1868.
What president was impeached during the Reconstruction era?
Andrew Johnson
Who was the only president to be impeached?
Two presidents were impeached: Andrew Johnson and William Clinton (Bill Clinton).
Was Andrew Jackson the first US President to be impeached?
No, someone with a name sounding closer to him was.Andrew Johnson, as Vice President of the United States, succeeded Abraham Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. President Johnson was impeached by the US House of Representative in 1868 but the resolution failed in the Senate by one vote. Still, President Andrew Johnson, a tailor by profession, became the first US President to be impeached.
