Tensions between Congress and President Andrew Johnson reached a boiling point when the President fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, violating the Tenure of Office Act. On February 21, 1868, this resolution to impeach the President was written on a scrap of paper by Representative John Covode (R-PA) and dropped into the hopper. On February 24, 1868 the House voted in favor of impeachment. The subsequent Senate trial resulted with President Johnson escaping removal from office by one vote.
Resolution of Impeachment of President Johnson, 2/21/1868, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives (ARC 2127356)
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