<P> The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson occurred in 1868 , when the United States House of Representatives resolved to impeach President Andrew Johnson , adopting eleven articles of impeachment detailing his `` high crimes and misdemeanors , '' in accordance with Article Two of the United States Constitution . The House 's primary charge against Johnson was with violation of the Tenure of Office Act , passed by Congress the previous year . Specifically , he had removed Edwin McMasters Stanton , the Secretary of War , whom the Tenure of Office Act was largely designed to protect , from office and attempted to replace him with Brevet Major General Lorenzo Thomas . Contrary to popular belief , Johnson was not impeached for temporarily replacing Stanton with General Ulysses Grant earlier while Congress was not in session . </P>
<P> The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson occurred in 1868 , when the United States House of Representatives resolved to impeach President Andrew Johnson , adopting eleven articles of impeachment detailing his `` high crimes and misdemeanors , '' in accordance with Article Two of the United States Constitution . The House 's primary charge against Johnson was with violation of the Tenure of Office Act , passed by Congress the previous year . Specifically , he had removed Edwin McMasters Stanton , the Secretary of War , whom the Tenure of Office Act was largely designed to protect , from office and attempted to replace him with Brevet Major General Lorenzo Thomas . Contrary to popular belief , Johnson was not impeached for temporarily replacing Stanton with General Ulysses Grant earlier while Congress was not in session . </P>
who 's the first president to be impeached
who 's the first president to be impeached
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson