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Resolution of Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

  • 2/21/1868

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On February 21, 1868, this resolution to impeach President Andrew Johnson was written on a scrap of paper and introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Three days later the House voted 128-47 to adopt the resolution.

Resolved, that Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, be impeached of high crimes and misdemeanors. 

Resolution
to impeach the President of the U.S.

Mr. Covode
Feby 21, 1868
(see printed copy in Rept No 7. 1st Sessn)

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives.

National Archives Identifier: 2127356

Full Citation: Resolution of Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson; 2/21/1868; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/resolution-of-impeachment-of-president-andrew-johnson/, December 12, 2025]

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