mar 2, 1867 - Vetoes the “Tenure of Office Act” requiring the President to seek Senate advice and consent before removing an appointee from office. The message reviews at length the history of limitations on the removal power, concluding that it had long been settled that the Presidential removal power did not require Senate advice and consent. The veto is overridden on the same day (14 Stat 430). Conflict over this issue is at the heart of Johnson’s later impeachment
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