President Andrew Johnson, who is best known for being the first president to be impeached, vetoed protectionist legislation ...

For the first time in history, the United States House of Representatives impeached a sitting president, Democrat Andrew Johnson. Now, Johnson faced trial before the U. S. Senate. If convicted ...

Subsequently, there have been several attempts to begin impeachment proceedings against particular justices, but none has ever prevailed in the House. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded to the ...

Challenges: Andrew Johnson had to navigate the reunification and reconstruction of the Union while addressing issues such as African-American civil rights. He failed badly, to the extent that his ...

Three other presidents have faced impeachment proceedings. In 1868, Andrew Johnson was impeached for breaching the Tenure of Office Act, but he was narrowly acquitted by one vote. In 1974 ...