It's a bit early to start talking about an impeachment trial for
President Clinton, but you may wish to look at a great Web site on the
only president to be impeached - Andrew Johnson. The site takes
articles, illustrations, and cartoons from Harper's Weekly's coverage
of the 1868 Johnson impeachment. The following is exerpted from the
site's home page:
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Finding Precedent: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com/
From the leading weekly newspaper of its time, HarpWeek presents
exclusive online access to Harper's Weekly coverage of the historic
1868 Johnson Impeachment — with over 200 excerpts from 1865-1869 —
selected specifically for this site. ¿
Over 200 excerpts from 1865-1869 — selected specifically for this site.
90 Editorials by George William Curtis
47 News Articles and Briefs
47 Illustrations of People and Events
27 Political Cartoons by Thomas Nast and Others
1 Illustrated Satire
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Topics:
Key Political Issues Affecting the Impeachment
Explanations of four central subjects influencing the political
environment of the impeachment.
° Reconstruction Policy:¿ Radicalism versus Conservatism
° Future Control of Congress
° The Tenure of Office Act
° Personal Considerations Affecting the Vote to Impeach
What Were the Impeachment Arguments of 1867-1868?
Understand the legal, political and Constitutional arguments for and
against Impeachment — made by key Congressmen, defense counsel and
newspaper editors.
Who Was Who - Biographies and portraits of 28 important figures in the
impeachment drama.
What Happened in Andrew Johnson's Presidency?
Put yourself in the place of a Harper's Weekly reader of the 1860's.¿
Follow the week-to-week editorials and news stories and visualize the
Illustrations and cartoons — with the help of HarpWeek's explanatory
comments — as the clashes between President Johnson and Congress over
Reconstruction policies and practices build until they culminate in
Impeachment.
Teaching Impeachment
Bring History to life in the classroom with HarpWeek's Impeachment
Simulation Game
The Articles and Rules of Impeachment
° The Articles of Impeachment
° The Rules of Impeachment
