19h 33min, may 24, 1868 y - Conviction Votes: How Close?
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US Senate voted 35 to 19, one vote short of 2/3 majority needed to convict Andrew Johnson of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” which he was charged with under the 11th article of impeachment; the Republican Party later nominated Ulysses S. Grant for President.
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