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In 1868, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson by a vote of 126-47 following his attempted dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin McMasters Stanton; Johnson was later acquitted by the Senate. #AndrewJohnson #EdwinStanton

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In 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson began in the U.S. Senate, with Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase presiding. Johnson, the first U.S. president to be impeached, was accused of “high crimes and misdemeanors” stemming from his attempt to fire Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; the trial ended on May 26th with Johnson’s acquittal. #AndrewJohnson

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In 1868, at the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson, 35 out of 54 senators voted to find Johnson guilty of “high crimes and misdemeanors” over his attempted dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, falling one vote short of the 2/3 majority needed to convict; the trial ended ten days later after two other articles of impeachment went down to defeat as well. #AndrewJohnson

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In 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ended with his acquittal on the remaining charges. #AndrewJohnson

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