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title: U.S. Senate Ticket to the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
author: United States Senate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21997/us-senate-ticket-to-the-impeachment-of-andrew-john/
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updated: 2026-08-06
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# U.S. Senate Ticket to the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

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## Image File

[![U.S. Senate Ticket to the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21997.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21997.jpg)

## Image Caption

U.S. Senate gallery ticket to the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., 27 May 1868.

After the assassination of President [Abraham](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abraham,_the_Patriarch/) Lincoln in the spring of 1865, Andrew Johnson, his vice president, assumed the office. Although Johnson had made the punishment of the secessionist Confederates a common theme in his rhetoric, his postbellum actions as president, including near-blanket amnesty for ex-rebels and the vetoing of civil rights legislation for freedmen, led to a permanent rift with Congress, and in 1868 he became the first president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Depicted here is an admission ticket to the Senate trial of Johnson's impeachment; dated 27 May, the pass was voided, as the proceedings concluded the day prior with the president's acquittal by a margin of one vote.

Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Senate, U. S. (2026, August 06). U.S. Senate Ticket to the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21997/us-senate-ticket-to-the-impeachment-of-andrew-john/>
### Chicago
Senate, United States. "U.S. Senate Ticket to the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 06, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21997/us-senate-ticket-to-the-impeachment-of-andrew-john/>.
### MLA
Senate, United States. "U.S. Senate Ticket to the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Aug 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21997/us-senate-ticket-to-the-impeachment-of-andrew-john/>.

## License & Copyright

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