Today in History 05/16/18

President Andrew Johnson (© Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images))(1868) US President Andrew Johnson escapes conviction by one vote
Having impeached Andrew Johnson three months earlier, the US Congress fails to convict the president of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ stemming from his refusal to go along with Civil War Reconstruction. A Senate trial acquits the first US president ever impeached of all charges.
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. Johnson became president as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. A Democrat who ran with Lincoln on the National Union ticket, Johnson came to office as the Civil War concluded. The new president favored quick restoration of the seceded states to the Union. His plans did not give protection to the former slaves, and he came into conflict with the Republican-dominated Congress, culminating in his impeachment by the House of Representatives. He was acquitted in the Senate by one vote.
Lived: Dec 29, 1808 – Jul 31, 1875 (age 66)
Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Spouse: Eliza McCardle Johnson (m. 1827 – 1875)
Parties: National Union Party · Republican Party · Democratic Party
Parents: Jacob Johnson (Father)
Children: Brig. Gen. Robert Johnson (USA) (Son) · Mary Stover (Daughter) · Martha Patterson (Daughter) · Andrew “Frank” Johnson, Jr. (Son) · Charles Johnson, MD, USA (Son)

The Senate as a Court of Impeachment for the Trial of Andrew Johnson
Illustration of Johnson’s impeachment trial in the United States Senate, by Theodore R. Davis, published in Harper’s Weekly
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(1868) US President Andrew Johnson escapes conviction by one vote.
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