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Johnson’s Impeachment Hearing
In 1868 in the United States Senate chambers, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, far right, presided over the impeachment of United States President Andrew Johnson, who did not attend the trial. Johnson won acquittal by one vote.
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United States (Government); United States (History); Congress of the United States; Johnson, Andrew; Impeachment; Senate, United States
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