The House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson in 1868 for violating the Tenure of Office Act when he fired Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Richard Nixon was almost impeached in 1974 for his role in the Watergate scandal, but resigned before the House could take action. Bill Clinton became the second President to be impeached in December 1998.
Both Johnson and Clinton were acquitted at their Senate trials and completed their terms of office.
Andrew Johnson was the first to be impeached. Like Clinton, he was not convicted.
Two presidents were impeached: Andrew Johnson and William Clinton (Bill Clinton).
Jimmy Carter was not impeached (accused of illegal acts) as president. The only presidents who have been impeached were Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. Both were acquitted of the charges. Richard Nixon resigned before being impeached.
As of June 2014, there has only been two American presidents to be impeached. The presidents were Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson. Both were acquitted.
Only two of 43 president were impeached: Andrew Johnson and William Jefferson Clinton. Richard Nixon resigned while impeachment charges were being prepared against him. In both cases the sitting president was impeached but in neither case did the Senate choose to convict so although both were impeached, neither was removed from office.
Andrew Johnson was the first President to be impeached, in 1868. He was accused of violating the 1867 Tenure of Office Act, among other things.Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 for lying under oath before a grand jury and obstruction of justice.Both men were acquitted at their Senate removal trials.
Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson are the only two presidents who have gone through the entire impeachment process. They were both acquitted in the end and not impeached. President Nixon was going to be impeached but he resigned before it was announced.
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 ;)
The first President to be impeached was Andrew Johnson. President from 1865-1869. He was tried in spring of 1868, by the Senate and was acquitted by one vote, on the Impeachment charges, and therefore, not removed from office. The second President to be impeached was Bill Clinton. President from 1993-2001. He was impeached in 1998 and was found not guilty.
There have been 2 Presidents Impeached in the U.S. history. The 17th president Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1868 for violation of the Tenure in Office Act of 1867. However, the Senate was one vote short of convicting Johnson. The 42nd president Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 by the House for perjury and obstruction of justice. As with Johnson, the Senate could not come up with the two-thirds majority to convict Clinton. President Nixon was not impeached. While the House issued articles of impeachment for bribery, obstruction of justice, illegal wiretapping, and bribery Nixon resigned the Presidency before the House voted for impeachment. Most certainly had he not resigned he would have been impeached.
William Jefferson Clinton. The first was Andrew Johnson. The are the only two to be impeached, and no President has ever been convicted by the Senate.
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.