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He was summoned to trial for "high crimes and misdemeanors." He avoided removal by only one vote. <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002. </ref> | He was summoned to trial for "high crimes and misdemeanors." He avoided removal by only one vote. <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002. </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:10, May 19, 2008
| Andrew Johnson | |
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| 17th President of the United States | |
| Term of office April 15, 1865 - March 4, 1869 | |
| Political party | Unaffiliated during Presidency |
| Vice President | None |
| Preceded by | Abraham Lincoln |
| Succeeded by | Ulysses S. Grant |
| 16th Vice-President of the United States | |
| Term of office March 4, 1865 - April 15, 1865 | |
| Political party | National Union Party |
| President | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | Hannibal Hamlin |
| Succeeded by | Schuyler Colfax |
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States of America. He was the first President to be impeached, but he was acquitted by one vote. The reason for impeachment, ostensibly his violation of the Tenure of Office Act, was only a smoke screen. The real reason for his impeachment was because he had angered the Radical Republicans who controlled Congress. Johnson did technically violate the Tenure of Office Act, which denied him the power to dismiss presidential appointees without the Senate's permission. This act was designed to protect Edwin M. Stanton, the Secretary of war under president Lincoln who had been held over in Johnson's cabinet.
Accession to Presidency
He became President in April 1865 after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Impeachment
He was summoned to trial for "high crimes and misdemeanors." He avoided removal by only one vote. [1]
Quote
- "This is a country for white men, and by God, as long as I am President, it shall be a government for white men. Everyone would, and must, admit that the white race is superior to the black." [1]
References
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