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U.S. Presidential Impeachment
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT
Compiled by Robert L. Santos
California State University, Stanislaus
Librarian/Archivist
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(1) The Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
(2) The Impeachment of President Richard Nixon
(3) The Impeachment of President Bill Clinton
(4) U.S. Presidential Impeachment: A Selected Bibliography
(1) The Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
Chronology
November 25, 1867 - Judiciary Committee of the House votes to impeach Johnson
February 24, 1868 - Full House votes to impeach
March 2, 1868 - House adopts 11 articles of impeachment
March 5, 1868 - Senate Organizes itself as a court to hear the impeachment
March 13-26 - Impeachment trial in the Senate ending with Johnson's acquittal
Primary Sources in the CSUS Library
Johnson, Andrew. The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States: The Complete
Record of the Impeachment in the House of Representatives, the Preliminary Proceedings in the Senate, the Articles
of Impeachment, and the Full Proceedings in the Court of Impeachment of the Senate of the United States. New
York: Dover Publications, 1974. (Originally published in 1868 with a slightly different title) (KF5076. J6A2 1974) [LIBRARY RESERVE]
Johnson, Andrew. The Papers of Andrew Johnson. 14 vols. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1967. (E415.6.
J65 1967, vols. 11-14) [LIBRARY RESERVE]
Johnson, Andrew. Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, Before the Senate of the United States, on
Impeachment by the House of Representatives for High Crimes and Misdemeanors. 3 vols. Washington, DC: GPO,
1868. (In Library of American Civilization, microfiche no.LAC22480-81)
U.S. Congress. Congressional Globe, 1867-1868. (In microfiche cabinet at mf 50:25-29)
This is the verbatim account of congressional proceedings.
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Impeachment of the President. Committee Report, no. 7. U.S.
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Serial Set no. 1314. 40th Cong., 1st Sess., 1867. (In Library of American Civilization, microfiche no. LAC 14240-41
& available as Serial Set no. 1314,
microcard no. 5:1314)
This resource can be found in two locations in the CSUS Library and both are not the easiest to read and can't be
photocopied.
U.S. Congress. Senate. Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, Before the Senate of the United
States, on Impeachment by the House of Representatives for High Crimes andMisdemeanors. 40th Cong., 2d Sess.,
1868. 3 vols. (In Library of American Civilization, microfiche no.LAC22480-81)
Primary Sources NOT in the CSUS Library
Johnson, Andrew. Proceedings in the Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, Before the United
States Senate, on Articles of Impeachment Exhibited by the House of Representatives. Washington, DC: F. & J. Rives
& G.A. Bailey, 1868.
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Impeachment Investigation: Testimony Taken Before the Judiciary
Committee of the House of Representatives, in the Investigation of the Charges Against Andrew Johnson. 39th Cong.,
1st Sess., 1867. Washington, DC: GPO, 1867.
U.S. Congress. Senate. The Great Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States. 40th
Cong., 2d Sess., 1868. Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Bros., 1868.
Newspaper Sources in the CSUS Library
New York Times, 1867-1868. (Located in the Newspaper Microfilm Collection. There is an index)
Alta California, 1867-1868. (Located in the Newspaper Microfilm Collection. There is in NO index)
Periodical Sources in the CSUS Library
Benedict, Michael Les. "A New Look At the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson." Political Science Quarterly 88(1973):
349-367.
Howard, Brett. "The Plot to Impeach Johnson." Mankind 1:9(1968): 10-17,36,98.
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Hyman, Harold M. "Johnson, Stanton, and Grant: A Reconsideration of the Army's Role in the Events Leading to
Impeachment." American Historical Review 66(1960): 85-100.
Mushkat, Jerome, ed. "The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: A Contemporary View." New York History 48:3(1967):
275-286.[DON'T CHECK OUT - NO MFILM AVAILABLE]
Russell, James F.S. "President Andrew Johnson." History Today (Gt. Britain) 4(1954): 618-626.
Stathis, Stephen W. "The Impeachment and Trial of President Andrew Johnson: A View From the Iowa Congressional
Delegation." Presidential Studies Quarterly 24(Winter 1994):
29-48. [DON'T CHECK OUT - NO MFILM AVAILABLE]
Periodical Sources NOT in the CSUS Library
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Beauregard, Erving E. " The Chief Prosecutor of President Andrew Johnson. Midwest Quarterly 31(1990): 408-422.
Bridges, Robert B. "John Sherman and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson." Ohio History 82(1973): 176-191.
Green, Michael. "Diehard or Swing Man: Senator James W. Nye and Andrew Johnson's Impeachment and Trial."
Nevada Historical Society Quarterly 29:3(1986): 175-191.
Howard, Thomas W. "Peter G. Van Winkle's Vote in the Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson: A West
Virginian As a Profile in Courage." West Virginia Quarterly 35:4(1974): 290-295.
Kilar, Jeremy W. "The Bloody-Rugges Issue Is Impeachment or Anarchy' : Michigan and the Impeachment and Trial
of Andrew Johnson." Old Northwest 6(1980): 245-269.
McDonough, James L. and William T. Alderson. "Republican Politics and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson."
Tennessee Historical Quarterly 26:2(1967): 177-183.
Perdue, M. Kathleen. "Salmon P. Chase and the Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson." Historian 27(1964): 75-92.
Rable, George C. "Forces of Darkness, Forces of Light: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson and the Paranoid
Style." Southern Studies 17:2(1978): 151-173.
Sefton, James E. "The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: A Century of Writing." Civil War History 14:2(1968): 120147.
Trefousse, Hans L. "The Acquittal of Andrew Johnson and the Decline of the Radicals. Civil War History 14:2(1968):
148-161.
Books in the CSUS Library
Beale, Howard K. The Critical Year: A Study of Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction. New York: F.Ungar Pub. Co.,
1958. (E668. B354 1958)
Benedict, Michael Les. A Compromise of Principle: Congressional Republicans and Reconstruction, 1863-1869. New
York: Norton, 1974. (E668. B46)
Benedict, Michael Les. The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson. New York: Norton, 1973. (E666. B46 1973)
Benedict, Michael Les. "Impeachment of Andrew Johnson." In Encyclopedia of the American Presidency. New
York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. (Ref JK511.E53 1994)
Castel, Albert E. The Presidency of Andrew Johnson. Lawrence: Regents Press of Kansas, 1979. (E666. C23)
Dunning, William A. "The Impeachment and Trial of President Johnson." In Essays on the Civil War and
Reconstruction, and Related Topics. New York: Macmillan, 1898. (E668. D92)
Lomask, Milton. Andrew Johnson: President on Trial. New York: Farrar, Strauss, 1960. (E666. L84)
McKitrick, Eric L. Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1960. (E668. M156)
Mantell, Martin E. Johnson, Grant, and the Politics of Reconstruction. New York: Columbia University Press, 1973.
(E668. M34)
Milton, George Fort. The Age of Hate: Andrew Johnson and the Radicals. Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1965. (E667.
M66 1965)
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Nash, Howard Pervear. Andrew Johnson: Congress and Reconstruction. Rutherford, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson
University Press, 1972. (E668. N24)
Ross, Edmund G. History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, by the House of
Representatives, and His Trial by the Senate for High Crimes and misdemeanors in Office, 1868. New York: B.
Franklin, 1965, 1896. (E666. R82 1965)
Smith, Gene. High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson. New York: McGrawHill, 1976
Stryker, Lloyd Paul. Andrew Johnson, a Study in Courage. New York: Macmillan, 1929. (E667. S92)
Stryker, Lloyd Paul. "Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson." In Dictionary of American History. Rev. ed. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. (Ref E174. D52 1976)
Trefousse, Hans L. Andrew Johnson: A Biography. New York: Norton, 1989. (E667. T74 1989)
Trefousse, Hans L. Impeachment of a President: Andrew Johnson, the Blacks, and Reconstruction. Knoxville:
University of Tennessee Press, 1975. (E66. T73)
Books NOT in the CSUS Library
Clemenceau, Georges. American Reconstruction, 1865-1870 and the Impeachment of President Johnson. New York:
Dial Press, 1928.
DeWitt, David Miller. The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson, Seventeenth President of the United States: A
History. New York: Macmillan, 1903.
"Impeachment of President Johnson." In Great Debates in American History, v. 9, 56-101. New York: Current
Literature Publishing Co., 1913.
Rehnquist, William H. Grand Inquests: The Historic Impeachment of Justice Samuel Chase and President Andrew
Johnson. New York: Morrow, 1992.
Sumner, Charles. Expulsion of the President: Opinion of Hon. Charles Sumner . . . in the Case of Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States. Washington, DC: GPO, 1868.
Websites
In the Internet there are a few websites for President Johnson. Try these:
http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com/
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(2) The Impeachment of President Richard Nixon: Selected Resources
Chronology
June 17, 1972 - Break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate building complex
October 1973 - Judiciary Committee of the House begins impeachment hearings
July 1974 - Judiciary Committee adopts three articles of impeachment
August 9, 1974 - President Nixon resigns
Primary Sources in the CSUS Library
Nixon, Richard M.. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard Nixon. Washington, DC: 1975. (J80.
A283 1974) [LIBRARY RESERVE]
Nixon, Richard M. Submission of Recorded Presidential Conversations to the Committee of the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives by President Richard Nixon. Washington, DC: GPO, 1974. (In the CSUS Library at U.S. Docs
Pr37.2:C76)
Nixon v. Sirirca, 487 F.2d 700 (District of Columbus Cir. 1973)
Found in Lexis-Nexis.
Senate Select Comm. on Presidential Campaign Activities v. Nixon, 366 F. Supp. 51 & 498 F.2d 725.
Found in Lexis-Nexis.
U.S. Congress. Congressional Record, 93d Cong., 2d Sess., 1974. (In CSUS Library at the end of the U.S. Documents
Collection)
Use the index at the end of the set to locate impeachment discussions. This is verbatim account of Congressional
proceedings.
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Brief on Behalf of the President of the United States: Hearings
Before the Committee on Judiciary Pursuant to H.Res. 803. 93d Cong., 2d Sess., 1974. (In CSUS Library at U.S. Docs
Y4.J89/1:p92/6)
U.S. Congress . House. Committee on the Judiciary. Debate on Articles of Impeachment: Hearings of the Committee
on the Judiciary, House of Representatives pursuant to H. Res. 803. 93d Cong., 2d Sess., 1974. (In CSUS Library at
U.S. Docs Y4.J89/1:Im7/9)
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Impeachment Inquiry: Hearings Before the
Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Pursuant to H.Res. 803. 93d Cong., 2d Sess., 1975. 3 vols. (In
CSUS Library at U.S. Docs Y4.J89/1:Im7/10)
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Impeachment of Richard M. Nixon, President of the United
States: Report of the Committee on the Judiciary. 93d Cong., 2d Sess., H. Rept. No.93-1305, 20 August 1974 and also
as H. Doc. No.93-339. (In CSUS Library as Serial Set 13064-3 and 13077-6. [LIBRARY RESERVE]
U.S. Congress. House. Minority Memorandum on Facts and Law: Hearings Before the Committee of the Judiciary,
Pursuant to H.Res. 803. 93d Cong., 2d Sess., 1974. (In CSUS Library at U.S. Docs. Y4.J89/1:m66/2)
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U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Pardon of Richard M. Nixon and Related Matters: Hearings
Before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary. 93d Cong., 2d Sess., 1974. (In CSUS
Library at U.S. Docs Y4.J89/1:93-60)
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Statement of Information: Hearings Before the Committee on the
Judiciary, Pursuant to H. Res. 803. 93d Cong., 2d Sess., 1974. 43vols. in 13. (In CSUS Library at U.S. Docs
Y4.J89/1:In3/2) (It also had the title of Impeachment Publications)
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Statement of Information on Behalf ot President Nixon: Hearings
Before the Committee on the Judicary, Pursuant to H. Res.803. 93rd Cong., 2d Sess., 1974. 3 vols. (In CSUS Library
at U.S. Docs Y4.J89/1:In3/2)
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Summary of Information: Hearings Before the Committee on the
Judiciary . . . to Impeachment Richard M. Nixon, President of the U.S. 93d Cong., 2d Sess., 1974. (In CSUS Library at
U.S. Docs Y4.J89/1:In3/4)
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Testimony of Witnesses: Hearings Before the Committee on the
Judiciary, House of Representatives, Pursuant to H. Res. 803, a Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Committee
on the Judiciary to Investigate Whether Sufficient Grounds Exists for the House of Representatives to Exercise Its Constitutional Power to Impeach Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States. 93d Cong., 2d Sess., 1974. 3 vols.
(In CSUS Library at U.S. Docs Y4.J89/1:W77)
U.S. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities. Presidential Campaign Activities of
1972 - Legal Documents Relating to the Select Committee Hearings, Senate Resolution 60: Hearings Before the
Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities of the United States Senate. 93d Cong., 2d Sess., 1974. (In
CSUS Library at U.S. Docs Y4.P92/4:P92/2)
U.S. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities. Presidential Campaign Activities of
1972 - Watergate and Relatec Activities, Responsiveness Program, Senate Resolution 60: Hearings Before the Select
Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities of the United States Senate. 93d Cong., 2d Sess., 1974. 10 vols. (In CSUS Library at U.S. Docs Y4.P92/4:P92)
U.S. Justice Department. Office of Legal Counsel. Law of Impeachment. Washington, DC: GPO, 1974. (In CSUS
Library at U.S. Docs J1.2:Im7)
U.S. President. Analysis of Constitutional Standard for Presidential Impeachment, by James St. Clair, et al.
Washington, DC: GPO, 1974. (In CSUS Library at U.S. Docs Pr37.2:Im7)
United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974) Found in U.S. Reports - Ref KF101. U48
Primary Sources NOT in the CSUS Library
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment. 93d Cong.,
2d Sess., 1974. SuDocs Y4.J89/1:Im7/3 (Committee Print)
U.S. Congress. House.Committee on the Judiciary. Impeachment Publications. Proceedings of the Committee on the
Judiciary Pursuant to H.Res. 803, a Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Committee on the Judiciary to
Investigate Whether Sufficient Grounds Exist for the House of Representatives to Exercise Its Constitutional Power to
Impeach Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States. 43 Vols. Washington, DC: GPO, 1974.
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Investigatory Power of Committee on the Judiciary With Respect
to Its Impeachment Inquiry: Report Together With Additional, Supplemental, and Separate Views (to Accompany a
Resolution H.Res. 803) Providing Appropriate Power to the Committee on the Judiciary to Conduct an Investigation
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of Whether Sufficient Grounds Exist to Impeach Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States, and for Other
Purposes). Washington, DC: GPO, 1974.
U.S. Congress.House. Committee on the Judiciary. Transcripts Prepared by the Impeachment Inquiry Staff of the
House Judiciary Committee. Washington, DC: 1974.
Newspaper Sources in the CSUS Library
The library has the following newspapers in microfilm and also the indexes. You may access them by scanning the
issues, or you may use the indexing by subject which will cite the date, section, page, column.
Christian Science Monitor Sacramento Bee (no index)
Los Angeles Times San Francisco Chronicle
Modesto Bee (no index) Times (London)
New York Times Wall Street Journal
Periodical Sources in the CSUS Library
Use the following periodical indexes to locate even more articles than those listed below:
Humanities Index (Ref Table 7b)
Index to Legal Periodicals (Ref K33. I63x)
PAIS (Ref H96. P9x)
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature (Ref Table 2b)
Social Science Citation Index (Ref Table 5b)
Social Sciences Index (Ref Table 4b)
Chan, Ying Kwong and Kenneth Starck. "The New York Times' Stance on Nixon and Public Opinion." Journalism
Quarterly 53(1976): 723-727. (In CSUS Library Periodical Collection)
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, 1974.
This periodical reports from Washington every week. There is indexing. The material is summarized every year in
Congressional Quarterly Almanac (Ref fJK1. C66 V.30 1974)
Conyers, John. "Why Nixon Should Be Impeached." Black Scholar 6:2(1974): 2-8.
Flatto, Elie. "The Impeachment of Richard M. Nixon." Contemporary Review (Gt. Britain) 226: 1310(1975): 146-148.
Laing, Robert B. and Robert L. Stevenson. "Public Opinion Trends in the Last Days of the
Nixon Administration." Journalism Quarterly 53(1976): 294-302.
Montgomery, Bruce P. "Nixon's Legal Legacy: White House Papers and the Constitution." American Archivist
56(1993): 586-613. [DON'T CHECK OUT - NO MFILM AVAILABLE]
Shapiro, Walter. "The Ziegler Memorandum: A Five Point Plan to Prevent Impeachment." Washington Monthly
5:11(1974): 40-46.
Wettergreen, John Adams. "The Political' Character of the Charges Against Nixon." San Jose Studies 18:3(1992): 7289. [DON'T CHECK OUT - NO MFILM AVAILABLE]
Periodical Sources NOT in the CSUS Library
Eilberg, J. "Investigation by the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives Into the Charges of
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Impeachable Conduct Against Richard M. Nixon. Temple Law Review 48(Winter 1975): 209-240.
Gunther, G. "Judicial Hegemony and Legislative Autonomy: The Nixon (U.S. v. Nixon, 94 Sup Ct 3090) Case and the
Impeachment Process." UCLA Law Review 22(October 1974): 30- 39.
Kurland, Philip. "Watergate, Impeachment and the Constitution." Mississippi Law Review 45(1974):: 531-600.
University of California, Los Angeles. School of Law. "Symposium: United States v. Nixon." UCLA Law Review
22(1974): 1-140.
Wainer, Howard. "Predicting the Outcome of the Senate Trial of Richard M. Nixon." Behavioral Science 19(1974):
404-406.
Books in the CSUS Library
For books other than listed below, use the electronic catalogs Melvyl (University of California) and/or WorldCat (For
all U.S. libraries). These catalogs are found on the library's home page under "Catalogs."
American Civil Liberties Union. Why President Richard Nixon Should Be Impeached. Washington, DC: Public
Affairs Press, 1973. (KF5075. A4)
Breslin, Jimmy. How the Good Guys Finally Won: Notes From an Impeachment Summer. New York: Viking Press,
1975. (E861. B73)
Broadie, Richard R. "The Court Topples a Presidency." In Historic U.S. Court Cases, 1690-1990, ed. John W.
Johnson, 143-147. New York: Garland Publishing, 1992. (KF 385. A4J64 1992)
Drew, Elizabeth. Washington Journal: The Events of 1973-1974. New York: Macmillan, 1975. (E860. D73)
Friedman, Leon and William F. Levantrosser, eds. Watergate and Afterward. Papers from the Hofstra University
Presidential Conference on Richard M. Nixon. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992. (E856. W38 1992)
"Impeachment Inquiry." In Congressional Quarterly Almanac, 876-902. Washington, DC: Congressional, 1974. (Ref
fJK1. C66 V.30 1974)
Labovitz, John R. Presidential Impeachment. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1978. (KF5075. L33)
Lurie, Leonard. The Impeachment of Richard Nixon. New York: Berkley Pub. Corp., 1973. (E855. L87)
Mankiewicz, Frank. U.S. v. Richard M. Nixon: The Final Crisis. New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co.,
1975. (E860. M4 1975)
Nikolaieff, George A., comp. The President and the Constitution. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1974. (KF5053. A2N54)
United Presss International. Impeachment Report: A Guide to Congressional Proceedings in the Case of Richard M.
Nixon, President of the United States. New York: New American Library, 1974. (E861. I45x)
"Watergate: A Constitutional Crisis." In Congress and the Nation, Vol. 4, 1973-1976, 931-967. (Ref fKF49.C56 V.4
1973-76)
White, Theodore H. Breach of Faith: The Fall of Richard Nixon. New York: Atheneum Publishers, 1975. (E860.
W48)
Woodward, Bob. The Final Days. New York: Avon, 1976. (E861. W66)
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Books NOT in the CSUS Library
Feder, Bernard. High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Troubled History of Impeachment. N.p.: Noble and Noble, 1975.
Fields, Howard. High Crimes and Misdemeanors: "Wherefore Richard M. Nixon . . . Warrants Impeachment": The
Dramatic Story of the Rodino Committee. New York: Norton, 1978.
Kuder, S.I. The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.
Meagher, Eileen Mary. "The Public Hearings of the House Judiciary Committee on the Impeachment of Nixon: An
Act of National Ritual." Ph.d. diss., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1979. (This is a dissertation)
Poling, Robert D. Impeachment Defense Counsel for the President. Washington, DC: Library of Congress,
Congressional Research Service, 1974.
United Presss International. Impeachment Report: A Guide to Congressional Proceedings in the Case of Richard M.
Nixon, President of the United States. New York: New American Library, 1974. (E861. I45x)
Zeifman, Jerry. Without Honor: Crimes of Camelot and the Impeachment of President Nixon. New York: Thunder's
Mouth Press, 1995.
Websites
There are number of websites for Nixon. Some have full text of documents. Try these:
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/rmnixon.html
http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/exhibits/watergate_files/content.php?section=1&page=a
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/8861/
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(3) The Impeachment of President Bill Clinton
Since the impeachment of President Clinton is in progress, the resources needed are mostly in newspapers, newsweeklies, political review, and the Internet. Very little is found in books or in scholarly journals at this point. It is
simply too soon. But there is much on the Internet and that source will continue to grow in importance in its coverage
of impeachment activity.
Chronology
May 1994 - Paula Jones files lawsuit against President Clinton
July 1995 - Monica Lewinsky begins White House internship
November 15, 1995 to March 29, 1997 - Clinton and Lewinsky have intimate relationship
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December 5, 1997 - Lewinsky appears on Jones witness list
December 19, 1997 - Lewinsky served with subpoena to appear at deposition and produce gifts from Clinton
January 16, 1998 - Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr appointed to investigate the Lewinsky matter
January 21, 1998 - Clinton denies have sexual relations with Lewinsky / Linda Tripp's taped conversations announced
February 6, 1998 - Clinton declares he would never resign over the Lewinsky matter
March 10, 1998 - Former White House aide Kathleen Willey testifies before grand jury that Clinton made sexual
advances to her
April 1, 1998 - U.S. District Judge Susan Webber dismisses sexual harassment suit against Clinton by Jones
May 4, 1998 - Federal judge ruled that Clinton could not invoke executive privilege to protect
aides from testifying
May 28, 1998 - Federal judge orders Secret Service agents to testify before grand jury concerning Clinton's activities
July 29, 1998 - Clinton agrees to give videotaped testimony about his relationship with Lewinsky to the grand jury
August 6, 1998 - Lewinsky testifies before grand jury
August 17, 1998 - Clinton testifies to the grand jury about his relationship with Lewinsky
August 17, 1998 - Clinton makes televised address to the American people acknowledging that he and Lewinsky had a
relationship that was "not appropriate"
September 1998
Starr Delivers Report to Congress
Clinton Damage Control
Releasing the Starr Report
Clinton Apologizes, Prepares for Report
Clinton Apologizes, Responds
Reaction to Starr Report
The Starr Report and White House Rebuttals
September 12 Reaction to Report
'Spinning' the Report
Starr Report: What's Next
Americans and the Report
Releasing More Evidence?
Clinton Unlikely to Resign
Debating the Release of Clinton Videotaped Testimony
Clinton Tapes to be Released Monday
Preparing for the Release of the Tapes
Videotapes of Clinton's Testimony Released
Initial Reactions to the Clinton Tapes
Details From Clinton Testimony
Reacting to the Clinton Tapes
Impeachment Vote Date Set
More Evidence to be Released
What's Expected From Supplemental Evidence
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October 1998
More Evidence Released
Assessing New Evidence
Impeachment Vote Expected
Committee Requests Impeachment Inquiry
House Prepares for Impeachment Vote
House to Vote on Next Step in Impeachment Process
House Orders Impeachment Inquiry
More on House Impeachment Inquiry
Impeachment Vote Expected
Committee Requests Impeachment Inquiry
House Prepares for Impeachment Vote
House to Vote on Next Step in Impeachment Process
House Orders Impeachment Inquiry
More on House Impeachment Inquiry
Starr Consulted Jones Lawyers
November 1998
Tripp Tapes Released
Impeachment Hearings Begin
Impeachment Hearings Begin
Starr Ethics Advisor Quits
Impeachment Inquiry Reaction
Starr Faces Criticsm
Starr Ethics Advisor Quits
Impeachment Inquiry Reaction
Starr Faces Criticism
Impeachment Hearings Resume
Hearings Resume Behind Closed Doors
Clinton Responds to 81 Questions
Clinton Responses Made Public
More Impeachment Hearings
GOP Set to Expand Impeachment Hearings
December 1998
GOP Leaders Divided on Impeachment Trial
Impeachment Trial Strategy Session
Senators Look to Start Impeachment Trial
Censure Option Gains Momentum
Senate Prepares for Impeachment Trial
Impeachment Matter Moves to Senate
Americans React toImpeachment Vote
Speaker-ElectLivingston to Resign
Senate Prepares for Impeachment Trial
Clinton Thanks Supporters, Vows to Fight
Impeachment Matter Moves to Senate
Americans React to House Impeachment Vote
President Bill Clinton Impeached
Impeachment Matter Moves to Senate
Americans Divided over Clinton Impeachment
Speaker-Elect Livingston to Resign
President Bill Clinton Impeached
ClintonThanks Supporters, Vows to Fight
Committee Hears Testimony on Perjury
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White House Lawyers to Appear at Hearings
House Leader on Impeachment
White House Outlines Strategy
Clinton Lawyers Defend the President
White House Concludes Defense of Clinton
Committee Debates Impeachment
Judiciary Committee Approves First Three Articles of Impeachment
Panel Adopts Fourth Article, Rejects Censure Motion
Committee Chairman Urges Clinton to Resign
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December 1-12, 1998 - House Judiciary Committee/ Impeachment Inquiry
December 8, 1998 - House Judiciary Committee/ Defense by the President's Lawyers. Submission by Counsel for
President Clinton to the House Judiciary Comittee
December 9, 1998 - House Judiciary Committee /Articles of Impeachment /Working Draft.; Censure Proposal;
Prosecutorial Standards for Obstruction of Justice & Perjury.
December 10-11, 1998 - House Judiciary Committee /Opening Statements. Debate on Articles of Impeachment.
December 12, 1998 - House Judiciary Committee/Vote and Debate on Fourth Article of Impeachment.
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January 1999
Lewinsky Deposition Ahead
Senators Prepare for Depositions
Senators Prepare for Depositions
Senators Negotiate Trial "End Game"
Senate Votes Against Dismissal, For Witnesses
Senate Hears Arguments For and Against Witnesses
Senate Debates Dismissal -- in Private
Senate Trial to Resume; Lewinsky Interviewed
Partisan Bickering Erupts During Senate Questioning
Senators Begin Asking Questions, Byrd Says He'll Call for Dismissal
White House Team Finishes Presentation
Day Two of White House Defense
White House Launches Defense of Clinton
House Managers Conclude Impeachment Trial Opening Remarks
House Managers Present Second Day of Testimony in the Impeachment Trial
House Managers Begin Presenting Their Case in the Impeachment Trial
Congress, White House Submit Briefs, Rebuttals for Impeachment Trial
Congress, White House Prepare for Impeachment Trial
Pre-Trial Responses Filed by White House and Prosecutors
Trial Set to Resume This Week
Trial Rules Adopted by the Senate
Impeachment Trial Rules Agreement, Bipartisan Committee Formed
Impeachment Trial Begins
Impeachment Trial Set to Begin
Lott SaysImpeachment Trial Will Begin Thursday
Impeachment Trial Preparations Continue
Differing Views Remain on Impeachment Trial
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January 14-16, 1999 - Presentation by House Managers to the Senate
January 19-21, 1999 - Presentation by White House Counsel to the Senate
January 22-23, 1999 - Questions by senators to White House Counsel and House Managers
January 25, 1999 - Senate motion to dismiss the trial
January 27, 1999 - Senate votes on motion to dismiss & motion to call witnesses
January 28, 1999 - Senate resolution for trial schedule
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February 1999
Senators Reject Live Witnesses, Okay Videotape at Impeachment Trial
Videotape Yes, Lewinsky Live No in Impeachment Trial
House Managers Depose Sidney Blumenthal for Impeachment Trial
Vernon Jordan Deposed for Impeachment Trial
Lewinsky Deposition
Senate votes on motions dealing with depositions of Lewinsky, Blumenthal, and Jordan
Closed door debate
Clinton Acquitted
Primary Sources at CSUS Library
Websites
Listed below are the better websites and in many cases containing primary documents and related articles in fulltext.
There are other websites. Be sure to consult any major magazine, television news network, or newspaper website for
continuing coverage.
Websites with Fulltext of Government Publications
http://www.altavista.com/web/results?q=House+Judiciary+Committee&pg=q&qe
This site has key documents: Senate Trial document; Clinton answers 81 questions; Clinton's grand jury testimony;
Clinton's remarks after being impeached; Starr's appearance before the Judiciary Committee; articles of impearchment
passed by House; House debate on impeachment; Judiciary impeachment hearings; Judiciary's impeachment report;
Linda Tripp's audiotapes; Senate rules for impeachment; Starr report on Clinton; Starr report's supporting documents;
White House rebuttal to the Starr Report.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
"Congressional Record Index Online via GPO Access" - this site has all of the Congressional Record proceedings in
fulltext.
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/miscspub.html
This site has fulltext of Congressional Record proceedings, procedure and rules governing the Senate trial
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/impeach.html
Impeachment Information
Links to documents and news stories.
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/background/impeach/impeach.htm
"LII Backgrounder on Impeachment"
Scholarly website with all the documents, events, along with discussions.
Websites with News Coverage and Commentary
BBC has an immense amount of material on Clinton and impeachment. Locate the BBC home page through this web
address: http://news.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.usatoday.com/news/special/starr/starrix.htm#analysis
USA Today - "Analyses of Starr Charges"
http://www.npr.org/news/national/impeach/coverage/
Government Documents
Use the GPO database on the library's home page to locate government documents. Click on "All Databases" and then
on "GPO."
These are some government documents to use:
Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681 (1998) - Found in U.S. Reports (Ref KF101. U48)
U.S. Congress. Congressional Record. Located in the U.S. Government Documents Collection. It has paper indexing.
This source is also available in Lexis-Nexis.
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Rules. Investigative Authorities:hearing before the Committee on Rules, House
of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session on H.Res. 167, providing special investigative
authorities for the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1997.
(U.S. Docs Y 1.1/8:105-139) [CSUS Library has]
WEBSITE TEXT
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Authorization of an inquiry into whether grounds exist for the
impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States : meeting of the House Committee on the
Judiciary held October 5, 1998 : presentation by inquiry staff, consideration of inquiry resolution, adoption of inquiry procedures. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1998. (U.S. Docs Y 4.J 89/1:IM 7/18 1020-A 1020-B)
U. S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. The consequences of perjury and related crimes : hearing before
the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session ... December
1, 1998. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1998. (U.S. Docs Y 4.J 89/1:105/67 1020-A 1020-B)
WEBSITE TEXT
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Impeachment inquiry : William Jefferson Clinton, President of the
United States : consideration of articles of impeachment ; impeachment inquiry pursuant to H. Res. 581:
Consideration of articles of impeachment. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1999. GOVDOC NO:
(Y 4.J 89/1:IM 7/19 1020-A 1020-B)
WEBSITE TEXT
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U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Impeachment inquiry : William Jefferson Clinton, President of the
United States : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth
Congress, second session, impeachment inquiry pursuant to H. Res. 581: Appearance of Independent Counsel,
November 19, 1998. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1999. (U.S. Docs Y 4.J 89/1:105/66 1020-A 1020-B)
[Not a selected item for CSUS library]
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.Impeachment inquiry : William Jefferson Clinton, President of the
United States : presentation by investigative counsel : impeachment inquiry pursuant to H. Res. 581: Presentations by
investigative counsel
Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1999. (U.S. Docs Y 4.J 89/1:IM 7/20 1020-A 1020-B)
WEBSITE TEXT
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Impeachment inquiry : William Jefferson Clinton, President of the
United States : presentation on behalf of the President : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of
Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, impeachment inquiry pursuant to H. Res. 581:
Presentation on behalf of the President, December 8 and 9, 1998. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1999. (U.S. Docs Y 4.J
89/1:105/68 1020-A 1020-B)
WEBSITE TEXT
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton, President of the
United States : report of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, together with additional, minority,
and dissenting views, to accompany H. Res. 611. Washington, D.C. : G.P.O., 1998. (U.S. Docs Y 1.1/8:105830/CORR. 1004-E 1004 [LIBRARY RESERVE]
U.S. Congress. Senate. Impeachment of President William Jefferson Clinton : the evidentiary record pursuant to S.
Res. 16. 24 vols. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1999. (U.S. Docs
Y 1.1/3:103-6 0996-A) [Not a depository item for CSUS library]
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. Located in the CSUS Library Periodicals Collection. Has its own
indexing.
WEBSITE TEXT:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html
Periodical Sources in the CSUS Library
The CSUS Library has many periodical indexes both printed and electronic. Utilize these indexes to locate articles.
Here are some of them:
Electronic (access through the library's home page) : Expanded Academic Index, Article First, CARL, Dow-Jones,
ProQuest, Lexis-Nexis
Paper (these are in the reference area): PAIS, Social Sciences Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Reader's
Guide
These periodicals are in the CSUS collection and would have continuing coverage: Atlantic, Congressional Quarterly
Weekly Report, National Review, New Republic, Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Washington
Monthly, and Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.
Some selected articles:
"The Clinton Crisis." Time, 28 September 1998, 1998, 30.
"Days of Judgement and Rage." U.S. News & World Report, 28 December 1998, 16.
Durst, Will. "Answers Some Frequently Asked Questions About Impeachment." The Progressive, 1 February 1999,
11.
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"A Historic Collision." U.S. News & World Report, 5 October 1998, 20.
"Impeachment: Clinton vs. Gringrich." Time, 12 October 1998, 30.
"Impeachment Trial." Newsweek, 25 January 1999, 25.
Steyn, Mark. "Future of the Little Boy in the White House." Spectator, 19 September 1998, 10.
Taylor, Stuart. "The Case for Impeachment." National Journal, 14 September 1998, 16.
"Text of Impeachment Articles." CQ Weekly Report, 9 January 1999.
Texts of Clinton Statement, Impeachment Articles." CQ Weekly Report, 22 December 1998, 3362.
Victor, Kirk. "Lights, Camera, History!" National Journal, 10 October 1998, 2364.
"Week or Trial and Error." U.S. News & World Report, 1 February 1999, 27.
Newspaper Sources in the CSUS Library
Newspapers in paper format: Los Angeles Times, Modesto Bee, New York Times, Sacramento Bee, San Francisco
Chronicle, Times (London), and the Wall Street Journal. These newspapers have their own paper indexes.
Sources for electronic newspapers with full text: Expanded Academic Index, Lexis-Nexis, ProQuest, and Dow-Jones.
These can be accessed through the library's home page.
Further electronic access: locate on the Internet any of the newspaper home pages. There will be full text of recent
articles.
Selected Books NOT in the CSUS Library
Bartley, Robert L., ed. Whitewater: From the Editorial Pages of the Wall Street Journal. New York:Dow Jones & Co.,
1994)
Bugliosi, Vincent. No Island of Sanity: Paula Jones v. Bill Clinton. New York: Ballantine, 1998.
Campbell, Colin. The U.S. Presidency in Crisis: Comparative Perspective. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Cockburn, Alexander and Ken Silverstein. Washington Babylon. London: Verso, 1996.
Dershowitz, Alan M. Sexual McCarthyism: Clinton, Starr, and the Emerging Constitutional Crisis. New York: Basic
Books, 1999.
Evans-Pritchard, Ambrose. The Secret Life of Bill Clinton: The Unreported Stories. Washington, DC: Regnery
Publishing, 1997.
Jackley, John L. Below the Beltway: Money, Power, and Sex in Bill Clinton's Washington. Washington, DC: Regnery
Publishing, 1996.
Judgment day at the White House : A Critical Declaration Exploring Moral Issues and the Political Use and Abuse of
Religion. Grand Rapids, MI : W.B. Eerdmans, 1999.
Lynch, Timothy. Dereliction of Duty: The Constitutional Record of President Clinton. Washington, DC: Cato
Institute, 1997.
McDougal, Jim and Curtis Wilkie. Arkansas Mischief: The Birth of a National Scandal. New York: Henry Holt, 1998.
Moldea, Dan E. A Washington Tragedy: How the Death of Vincent Foster Ignited a Political
Firestorm. Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, 1998.
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Roberts, Robert North and Marion T. Doss. From Watergate to Whitewater: The Public Integrity War. Westport, CT:
Praeger, 1997.
Ruddy, Christopher. The Strange Death of Vincent Foster: An Investigation. New York: Free Press, 1997.
Van Tassel, Emily Field. Impeachable Offenses : A Documentary History from 1787 to the Present. Washington, D.C.
: Congressional Quarterly, 1999.
Wilson, Brian M. The Little Black Book on Whitewater. Monkton: Myrmidon Press, 1996.
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(4) U.S. PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT: A SELECTED
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