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The galleries of the Senate Chamber were filled to capacity on March 5, 1868, as the Senate began its proceedings for the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Popular interest in the trial was intense. On May 16, the Senate voted on one article of impeachment, falling just one vote short of conviction and removal from office. Ten days later, the Senate voted on two more articles, with the same result. On May 26, the Senate acquitted the president and adjourned the Court of Impeachment. Johnson was not renominated for the presidency in 1868 but was elected to the Senate in 1875, serving until his death on July 31 of that year.
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Formal Notice of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, by the House Committee, Thaddeus Stevens and John A. Bingham, at the Bar of the Senate, Washington, D.C. on the 25th Feb. (Acc. No. 38.00156.002)
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Impeachment—Thaddeus Stevens and John A. Bingham Before the Senate.
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The House Committee of Impeachment Managers in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D. C., on the 4th Inst.—John A. Bingham, Chairman, Reading the Articles of Impeachment.
The House Co...
Opening of the High Court of Impeachment, in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C., on Friday, the 13th March, 1868, for the Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States.
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Chief Justice Chase, as President of the Court of Impeachment, Administering the Oath to Senator Wade, in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C., on the 6th March.
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Judge Nelson Administering the Oath to Chief Justice Chase, as Presiding Officer of the Court of Impeachment, in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D. C., on the 5th March.
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Scene in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D. C., during the Withdrawal of the Senators for Secret Consultation, on the Opening Day of the Court of Impeachment.
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The Senate as a Court of Impeachment for the Trial of Andrew Johnson. (Acc. No. 38.00024.005)
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The High Court of Impeachment, / in Session in the U.S. Senate Chamber, at Washington, D.C., for the Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States—Benjamin R. Curtis, Esq., of Counsel for the President, Reading the Answer to the Articles of Impeachment, on Monday, March 23d, 1868. (Acc. No. 38.00191.001)
The High Cou...
The Ladies' Gallery of the Senate during the Impeachment Trial. (Acc. No. 38.00086.002)
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Swearing in a Witness at the Impeachment Trial—Colonel Forney, Secretary of the Senate, Administering the Oath to Gen. W. H. Emory, As a Witness of the Managers, Thursday, 2nd Inst.
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The Impeachment Trial, Washington, D. C.—Remarkable Scene in the United States Senate, May 6th—The Audience in the Galleries Applauding at the Close of Manager Bingham's Speech.
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The Impeachment Trial, Washington, D. C.—The Order to Clear the Galleries, May 6th, 1868—Senator Trumbull Moving for the Arrest of the Disorderly Spectators.
The Impeachm...
Taking the Vote on the Impeachment of President Johnson, Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C., May 16th, 1868.—Senator Ross, of Kansas, Voting "Not Guilty."
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