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The House Committee of Impeachment Managers in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C.

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Date

1868-03-21

Artist

James Earl Taylor

Publisher

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Dimensions

15 7/8 x 10 13/16 in. (40.3 x 27.5 cm)

Accession Number

2009.130.003

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The illustration occupying the lower half of the page accompanied copious reporting on Congress’s impeachment proceedings for President Andrew Johnson. Here, John Bingham, Chairman of the House Committee of Impeachment Managers, reads the articles of impeachment before the Senate. Thaddeus Stevens, who was instrumental in the impeachment process, is shown seated beside Bingham.

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