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'''Andrew Johnson''' was the 17th [[President of the United States of America]]. He was the first President to be [[impeachment|impeached]], but he was acquitted by one vote. The reason for impeachment was his violation of the Tenure of Office Act, which denied him the power to dismiss presidential appointees without the Senate's permission.

'''Andrew Johnson''' was the 17th [[President of the United States of America]]. He was the first President to be [[impeachment|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 Lincloln who had been held over in Johnson's cabinet.

==Accession to Presidency==

==Accession to Presidency==