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E PLURIBUS UNUM —
OUT OF MANY, ONE

HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

A President on Trial

Vote to Impeach Andrew Johnson, May 16, 1868

Vote to Impeach Andrew Johnson, May 16, 1868

 

Vote to Impeach Andrew Johnson, May 16, 1868

This tally sheet recorded the votes in the Senate impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson. The final count, 35 to 19, was one vote short of the two-thirds majority required to convict the president.

Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

 
History of Congress and the Capitol