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Little is now known to the general public of the history of the attempt to remove President Andrew Johnson in 1868, on his impeachment by the House of Representatives and trial by the Senate for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors in office, or of the causes that led to it. Yet it was one of the most important and critical events, involving possibly the gravest consequences, in the entire history of the country.

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Preface; The Problem of Reconstruction; The Baltimore Convention; Mr Johnson's Accession to the Presidency; First Attempt to Impeach the President; The Tenure-of-Office Act; Impeachment Agreed to by the House; Impeachment Reported to the Senate; Organization of the Court Argument of Counsel; Examination of Witnesses and Their Testimony; A Conference Held and the First Vote Taken; The Impeachers in a Maze -- A Recess Ordered; Was it a Partisan Prosecution?; The Constitutional Power of Impeachment; Index.

History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson,

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      Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
      Publication Date: 03/03/2020
      ISBN13: 9781536175325, 978-1536175325
      ISBN10: 1536175323
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Little is now known to the general public of the history of the attempt to remove President Andrew Johnson in 1868, on his impeachment by the House of Representatives and trial by the Senate for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors in office, or of the causes that led to it. Yet it was one of the most important and critical events, involving possibly the gravest consequences, in the entire history of the country.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; The Problem of Reconstruction; The Baltimore Convention; Mr Johnson's Accession to the Presidency; First Attempt to Impeach the President; The Tenure-of-Office Act; Impeachment Agreed to by the House; Impeachment Reported to the Senate; Organization of the Court Argument of Counsel; Examination of Witnesses and Their Testimony; A Conference Held and the First Vote Taken; The Impeachers in a Maze -- A Recess Ordered; Was it a Partisan Prosecution?; The Constitutional Power of Impeachment; Index.

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