American History Series: Trial of Andrew Johnson
Congress acted in 1868 after the president dismissed the secretary of war. But the Senate found him not guilty by a single vote. Transcript of radio broadcast:
28 January 2010
Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English.
The Civil War ended in eighteen sixty-five. After that, tensions grew between Congress and the new president, Andrew Johnson.
The Republican Party was still new. It was formed to oppose slavery. Radical members of the party controlled Congress. They wanted strong policies to punish the southern states that left the Union and lost the war.
Standing in the way of the Republicans was Andrew Johnson, a Democrat. The president opposed radical efforts to force solutions on the South. He vetoed a number of programs that he thought interfered with rights given to the states by the Constitution.
This week in our series, Kay Gallant and Harry Monroe continue the story of President Andrew Johnson.
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Andrew JohnsonIn the congressional elections of eighteen sixty-six, radicals won firm control of both houses of Congress. They were able to pass a number of bills over the president's veto. But Johnson refused to stand aside in the face of radical attempts to seize all powers of government.
This conflict between Johnson and the Congress caused much bitterness. Finally, the radicals decided to get him out of the way. For the first time in American history, Congress would try to remove the President from office.
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