Andrew Johnson became the first president to be impeached in 1868 for violating the Tenure of Office Act (among other things). He was acquitted by a single vote.
(Bill Clinton was the only other President to be impeached. He was acquitted as well.
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There have only been two Presidents impeached: Andrew Johnson (1868) and Bill Clinton (1998). Neither were convicted during their Senate trial of any charge in their respective impeachments.
Andrew Johnson. He was not removed from office, however, as he received an acquittal from the Senate by a margin of only one vote.
If a president is convicted of a crime by congress, they are impeached. If congress decides toward it, the president must leave office. However, they can veto it. Two presidents have been impeached. They are Andrew Johnson, and Bill Clinton. Also, Richard Nixon would have been impeached for The Watergate Scandal, but resigned before such happened.
Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached and both were later acquitted. Richard Nixon almost got impeached but resigned before.
Andrew Johnson was impeached during reconstruction era.
Bill Clinton. (Nixon resigned right before he could be impeached).AnswerTrick question: Asked in the singular, it implies only one president was impeached. In fact two presidents were impeached: Bill Clinton, and Andrew Johnson (Lincoln's Vice-President), who was impeached not once but twice. for A+ it is not removed from officeclass 2010-2011 ;)
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