Impeachment: An American History

2018 book

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First edition

Author|

* Jon Meacham
* Timothy Naftali
* Peter Baker
* Jeffrey A. Engel

Publisher| Modern Library

Impeachment: An American History is a 2018 book by Jon Meacham, Timothy Naftali, Peter Baker, and Jeffrey A. Engel, published by Modern Library. Meacham, Naftali, and Baker describe the impeachments (or in the case of Nixon, unfinished impeachment proceedings) of Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton, respectively. Engel writes about the concept of impeachment and the likelihood of Donald Trump being impeached.[1]

## Reception

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Publishers Weekly wrote, "Well researched, thoughtful, and engagingly written, this is one of the best of the current books mulling this suddenly fraught question."[1]

## See also

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* Efforts to impeach Donald Trump
* Impeachment in the United States
* Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
* Impeachment of Bill Clinton
* Impeachment process against Richard Nixon

## References

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1. ^ a b "Impeachment: An American History". Publishers Weekly. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

## External links

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* Panel discussion with Meacham, Naftali, Baker, and Engel on Impeachment: An American History, February 20, 2019, C-SPAN

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Andrew Johnson

* 17th President of the United States (1865–1869)
* 16th Vice President of the United States (1865)
* Senator from Tennessee (1857–1862, 1875)
* 15th Governor of Tennessee (1853–1857, 1862–1865)

Pre-presidency|

* Homestead Acts
* Southern Unionist
* War Democrat
* 1864 U.S. presidential election
* 1864 National Union Convention
* Drunk vice-presidential inaugural address
* Kirkwood House

Presidency|

* Inauguration of Andrew Johnson
* Foreign policy
* Judicial appointments
* Reconstruction era
* Pardons for ex-Confederates
* Annual messages: 1865
* 1866
* 1867
* 1868
* Territorial expansion: Colorado Territory
* Alaska Purchase
* Legislation and vetoes: Reconstruction Acts
* Judicial Circuits Act
* Civil Rights Act of 1866
* Southern Homestead Act of 1866
* Tenure of Office Act
* Command of Army Act
* Vetoes
* Impeachment and trial: Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
* Trial
* First impeachment inquiry
* Second impeachment inquiry
* Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson
* 1868 impeachment managers investigation
* Politics: National Union Party
* 1866 National Union Convention
* Swing Around the Circle
* 1866 & 1867 U.S. House elections
* 1868 Democratic Convention

Public image|

* Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
* Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
* President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
* Andy's Trip (1866)
* Southern Justice (1867)
* Amphitheatrum Johnsonianum (1867)
* Tennessee Johnson (1942)

Family|

* Eliza McCardle Johnson (wife)
* Martha Johnson Patterson (daughter)
* David T. Patterson (son-in-law)
* Charles Johnson (son)
* Mary Johnson Stover (daughter)
* Daniel Stover (son-in-law)
* Robert Johnson (son)
* Frank Johnson (son)

Slaves|

* Andrew Johnson and slavery
* Henry Brown
* Elizabeth J. Forby
* Dolly Johnson
* Henry Johnson
* Sam Johnson
* William A. Johnson
* Florence J. Smith

Related|

* Alcoholism debate
* Mrs. Harold
* Ledger-removal allegation
* Buell Commission records
* Treason must be made odious

* ← Abraham Lincoln
* Ulysses S. Grant →

* ← Hannibal Hamlin
* Schuyler Colfax →

* Category

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Richard Nixon

* 37th President of the United States (1969–1974)
* 36th Vice President of the United States (1953–1961)
* U.S. Senator from California (1950–1953)
* U.S. Representative for CA–12 (1947–1950)

Pre-presidency|

* Checkers speech
* Vice presidency
* 1958 motorcade attack
* Kitchen Debate
* Operation 40

Presidency
(timeline)|

* Transition
* First inauguration
* Second inauguration
* "Bring Us Together"
* Silent majority
* 1970 Lincoln Memorial visit
* State of the Union Address
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* VP confirmation of Gerald Ford
* Wilson desk
* Judicial appointments
* Supreme Court
* controversies
* Executive Orders
* Presidential Proclamations

| Foreign policy|

* International trips
* Nixon Doctrine
* Vietnam War
* Cambodian bombing
* Paris Peace Accords
* "Peace with Honor"
* Vietnamization
* Cold War period
* Linkage policy
* Tar Baby Option
* 1972 visit to China
* Shanghai Communiqué
* 1973 Chilean coup d'état
* Détente
* 1972 Moscow Summit
* Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
* SALT I Treaty
* Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement
* Threshold Test Ban Treaty
* Operation CHAOS
* Space exploration

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Domestic policy|

* Family Assistance Plan
* Revised Philadelphia Plan
* Minority Business Development Agency
* Native American policy
* Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
* Education Amendments of 1972
* Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
* Title IX
* Rehabilitation Act of 1973
* Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974
* Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
* National Cancer Act of 1971
* End Stage Renal Disease Program
* Supplemental Security Income
* Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973
* Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
* Shafer Commission
* War on Drugs
* Drug Enforcement Administration
* Cannabis policy
* Federal Contested Elections Act
* Federal Election Campaign Act
* 1970 VRA Amendments
* District of Columbia Home Rule Act
* Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
* Congressional Research Service

Economic policy|

* Bank Secrecy Act
* Fair Credit Reporting Act
* National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
* Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1970
* Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973
* Nixon shock
* Economic Stabilization Act of 1970
* Smithsonian Agreement
* Occupational Safety and Health Act
* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
* Occupational Safety and Health Administration
* Permissible exposure limit
* U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
* Consumer Product Safety Act
* Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act
* Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970
* Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act
* Securities Investor Protection Act
* Securities Investor Protection Corporation
* Tax Reform Act of 1969
* Alternative minimum tax
* Revenue Act of 1971
* Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
* Agricultural Act of 1970
* Farm Credit Act of 1971
* Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972
* Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973
* Federal Energy Administration
* Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act
* Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act
* Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act

Environmental
policy|

* Council on Environmental Quality
* Environmental Quality Improvement Act
* National Environmental Policy Act
* Environmental Protection Agency
* Clean Air Amendments of 1970
* Clean Water Act
* Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
* National Ambient Air Quality Standards
* National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
* New Source Performance Standards
* Noise Control Act
* Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970
* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
* Coastal Zone Management Act
* Coastal Zone Management Program
* Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
* Marine Mammal Protection Act
* Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
* Endangered Species Act of 1969
* Endangered Species Act of 1973
* Oil Pollution Act of 1973
* Water Resources Development Act of 1974

Watergate|

* Timeline
* Operation Sandwedge
* Operation Gemstone
* Saturday Night Massacre
* CRP
* White House Plumbers
* Watergate Seven
* Enemies List
* list of opponents
* White House tapes
* United States v. Nixon (1974)
* Senate Watergate Committee
* impeachment process
* "I am not a crook"
* Resignation
* Pardon

Life and
politics|

* Richard Nixon Foundation
* Presidential Library and Museum
* Birthplace and boyhood home
* "Last press conference"
* Florida White House
* "La Casa Pacifica"
* Nixon Center
* Nixon v. General Services Administration (1977)
* Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982)
* Death and state funeral

Books|

* Six Crises (1962)
* Bibliography

Elections|

| U.S. House|

* 1946
* 1948

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U.S. Senate|

* 1950

Vice Presidential|

* 1952 campaign
* selection
* convention
* election
* transition
* 1956 campaign
* convention
* election

Presidential|

* 1960 campaign
* primaries
* running mate selection
* convention
* debates
* election
* Kennedy transition
* 1968 campaign
* primaries
* running mate selection
* convention
* election
* 1972 campaign
* primaries
* convention
* election

Gubernatorial|

* 1962

Popular
culture|

* "Nixon goes to China"
* Millhouse (1971 film)
* An Evening with Richard Nixon (1972 play)
* Richard (1972 film)
* Another Nice Mess (1972 film)
* Four More Years (1972 film)
* Impeach the President (1973 song)
* The Werewolf of Washington (1973 film)
* White House Madness (1975 film)
* All the President's Men (1976 film)
* The Public Burning (1977 novel)
* Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977 miniseries)
* Secret Honor (1984 film)
* Nixon in China (1987 opera)
* The Final Days (1989 film)
* Nixon (1995 film)
* Elvis Meets Nixon (1997 film)
* Futurama (1999 TV series)
* Dick (1999 film)
* Nixon's China Game (2000 film)
* Dark Side of the Moon (2002 film)
* The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004 film)
* Frost–Nixon interviews (2006 play, 2008 film)
* Black Dynamite (2009 film)
* "The Impossible Astronaut" (2011 TV episode)
* Our Nixon (2013 film)
* X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014 film)
* Crooked (2015 novel)
* Elvis & Nixon (2016 film)
* The Post (2017 film)
* Watergate (2019 board game)
* U.S. postage stamp
* Nixon parody account

Related|

* Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act
* Presidential Townhouse
* Richard Nixon mask

Staff|

* Jack Brennan (aide de camp)
* Murray Chotiner (early campaign manager)
* Manolo Sanchez (valet)
* Rose Mary Woods (secretary)

Family|

* Thelma "Pat" Ryan Nixon (wife)
* Tricia Nixon Cox (daughter)
* Julie Nixon Eisenhower (daughter)
* Christopher Nixon Cox (grandson)
* Jennie Eisenhower (granddaughter)
* Francis A. Nixon (father)
* Hannah Milhous Nixon (mother)
* Donald Nixon (brother)
* Edward Nixon (brother)

* ← Lyndon B. Johnson
* Gerald Ford →

* ← Alben W. Barkley
* Lyndon B. Johnson →

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Bill Clinton

* 42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
* 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas (1979–1981, 1983–1992)

Presidency
(timeline)|

* Transition
* 1st inauguration
* 2nd inauguration
* Timeline
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000–01
* Pardons
* list
* Cabinet
* Nannygate
* Commerce Department trade mission controversy
* Judicial appointments
* Supreme Court
* controversies
* Executive Orders
* Presidential Proclamations
* Bush transition

| Foreign policy|

* Clinton Doctrine
* International trips
* North American Free Trade Agreement
* Oslo I Accord
* Israel–Jordan peace treaty
* Dayton Agreement
* 2000 Camp David Summit
* Cruise missile strikes on Iraq
* 1993
* 1996
* Operation Infinite Reach
* Bombing of Yugoslavia
* 1998 bombing of Iraq

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Domestic policy|

* AmeriCorps
* Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Regulation
* National Voter Registration Act of 1993
* One America Initiative
* Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
* White House Millennium Council

Economic policy|

* Health care plan
* Balanced Budget Act of 1997
* Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
* National Highway System Designation Act of 1995
* Riegle-Neal Act
* Telecommunications Act of 1996
* Communications Decency Act
* Section 230
* Transportation Equity Act

Impeachment|

* Efforts
* 1996 United States campaign finance controversy
* Lincoln Bedroom for contributors controversy
* Clinton–Lewinsky scandal
* Starr Report
* Inquiry
* Trial

Life and
legacy|

* Childhood home
* Early life and career
* Governorships of Arkansas
* Presidential Library
* Post-presidency
* Clinton Foundation
* Clinton School of Public Service
* Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
* Chairman, National Constitution Center
* Awards and honors
* Public image
* Troopergate
* Sexual misconduct allegations
* Whitewater controversy

Speeches|

* Joint session of Congress (1993)
* Joint session of Congress (health care reform) (1993)
* State of the Union addresses
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000

Elections|

| U.S. House|

* 1974

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Gubernatorial|

* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1990

Presidential|

* 1992 campaign
* "Make America Great Again"
* primaries
* running mate selection
* convention
* debates
* election
* theme song
* 1996 campaign
* primaries
* convention
* debates
* election

Books|

* Between Hope and History (1996)
* My Life (2004)
* Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World (2007)
* Back to Work (2011)
* The President Is Missing (2018)
* The President's Daughter (2021)
* Citizen: My Life After the White House (2024)

Namesakes|

* William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
* Bill Clinton Boulevard
* Clinton National Airport

Popular
culture|

* Saturday Night Live parodies of Bill Clinton
* The War Room (1993 documentary)
* The Silence of the Hams (1994 film)
* Primary Colors (1998 film)
* The Final Days (2000 short film)
* The Hunting of the President (2004 film)
* The Special Relationship (2010 film)
* Clinton (2012 film)
* Hillary and Clinton (2016 play)
* Impeachment: American Crime Story (2021 miniseries)
* The American Presidency with Bill Clinton (2022 documentary series)

Family|

* Hillary Rodham Clinton (wife)
* Chelsea Clinton (daughter)
* William Jefferson Blythe Jr. (father)
* Virginia Clinton Kelley (mother)
* Roger Clinton Sr. (first stepfather)
* Roger Clinton Jr. (brother)
* Jeff Dwire (second stepfather)
* Socks (cat)
* Buddy (dog)
* Whitehaven (residence)

Related|

* 3 Kings (jazz trio)

* ← George H. W. Bush
* George W. Bush →

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Media by and about Donald Trump

See also: Media career of Donald Trump – Donald Trump in popular culture – Trump Productions – List of things named after Donald Trump

Books|

| By
Trump|

* Trump: The Art of the Deal (1987)
* Trump: Surviving at the Top (1990)
* Trump: The Art of the Comeback (1997)
* The America We Deserve (2000)
* Trump: How to Get Rich (2004)
* The Way to the Top (2004)
* Trump 101 (2006)
* Why We Want You to Be Rich (2006)
* Think Big and Kick Ass (2007)
* Trump Tower (2011)
* Time to Get Tough (2011)
* Midas Touch (2011)
* Crippled America (2015)

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About
Trump|

* Point the Finger (1989)
* Trumped! (1991)
* TrumpNation (2005)
* Never Enough (2015)
* The Conservative Case for Trump (2016)
* The Day of the Donald (2016)
* The Making of Donald Trump (2016)
* The Plot to Hack America (2016)
* Trump Revealed (2016)
* In Trump We Trust (2016)
* The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump (2017)
* The Case for Impeachment (2017)
* Insane Clown President (2017)
* Understanding Trump (2017)
* The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump (2017)
* Devil's Bargain (2017)
* Raising Trump (2017)
* Let Trump Be Trump (2017)
* Fire and Fury (2018)
* Media Madness (2018)
* The Faith of Donald J. Trump (2018)
* A Higher Loyalty (2018)
* Liars, Leakers, and Liberals (2018)
* The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the President (2018)
* Unhinged (2018)
* Resistance Is Futile! (2018)
* Fear: Trump in the White House (2018)
* The Fifth Risk (2018)
* Impeachment: An American History (2018)
* Whose Boat Is This Boat? (2018)
* Team of Vipers (2019)
* The Threat (2019)
* Siege: Trump Under Fire (2019)
* Triggered (2019)
* A Warning (2019)
* Trump and His Generals (2019)
* A Very Stable Genius (2020)
* Hiding in Plain Sight (2020)
* Front Row at the Trump Show (2020)
* The Room Where It Happened (2020)
* Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
* Melania and Me (2020)
* Hoax (2020)
* Compromised (2020)
* Rage (2020)
* Disloyal: A Memoir (2020)
* Speaking for Myself (2020)
* Landslide (2021)
* I Alone Can Fix It (2021)
* The Reckoning (2021)
* Peril (2021)
* I'll Take Your Questions Now (2021)
* Midnight in Washington (2021)
* Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show (2021)
* A Sacred Oath (2022)
* Thank You for Your Servitude (2022)
* Breaking History (2022)
* Holding the Line (2022)
* Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America (2022)
* The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017–2021 (2022)
* The Trump Tapes (2022)
* Enough (2023)
* Network of Lies (2023)
* Tired of Winning (2023)

Radio,
TV and
film|

| By
Trump|

* The Apprentice franchise
* The Apprentice (U.S.) (2004–2010)
* The Celebrity Apprentice (2008–2017)
* The Ultimate Merger (2010–2011)
* Trumped! (2004–2008)
* Pageant Place (2007)

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About
Trump|

* Trump: What's the Deal? (1991)
* Trump Unauthorized (2005)
* You've Been Trumped (2011)
* A Dangerous Game (2014)
* Michael Moore in TrumpLand (2016)
* Trumped (2017)
* Trump: The Kremlin Candidate? (2017)
* American Horror Story: Cult (2017)
* Dirty Money: The Confidence Man (2018)
* Trump: An American Dream (2018)
* The Fourth Estate (2018)
* Death of a Nation (2018)
* Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
* The Trump Prophecy (2018)
* America's Great Divide (2020)
* Trump Card (2020)
* The Choice 2020 (2020)
* The Comey Rule (2020)
* Totally Under Control (2020)
* The Curve (2020)
* Unprecedented (2022)
* The Apprentice (2024)

Satires|

* Pizza Man (1991)
* Bart to the Future (2000)
* The Art of the Deal: The Movie (2016)
* Last Week Tonight
* February 28, 2016, episode
* "Demise of the Planet of the Apes / The Celebrity Ape-rentice" (Mad)
* Our Cartoon President
* The President Show
* "The Thanksgiving Special" (Regular Show)
* Saturday Night Live
* Herbert Garrison (South Park)
* Spitting Image (2020)
* Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
* "Trump: The Rusical"
* Trump vs. Bernie
* You Got Trumped: The First 100 Days
* Harvey Birdman: Attorney General
* Sassy Justice
* Trump vs the Illuminati
* "Trump Guy"
* Biff Tannen

Music|

* "Donald Trump (Black Version)" (1990)
* "Las Vegas (In the Hills of Donegal)" (1991)
* "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" (2000)
* "Donald Trump" (2011)
* Up Like Trump (2014)
* Make America Psycho Again (2015 album)
* "FDT" (2016)
* 1,000 Days, 1,000 Songs
* "Million Dollar Loan" (2016)
* "Campaign Speech" (2016)
* "We the People...." (2016)
* "Land of the Free" (2017)
* "Legendary" (2017)
* "The Heart Part 4" (2017)
* "I'm Not Racist" (2017)
* "Tiny Hands" (2017)
* Too Dumb for Suicide: Tim Heidecker's Trump Songs (2017)
* "Ye vs. the People" (2018)
* "Love It If We Made It" (2018)
* "Batuka" (2019)
* "Quick Escape" (2020)
* "Commander in Chief" (2020)
* "Justice for All" (2023)
* "You Missed" (2024)

Portraits|

* The Visionary
* Make Everything Great Again
* The Emperor Has No Balls

Games|

* Trump: The Game
* Trump Castle
* II
* Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire
* Real Estate Tycoon
* The Political Machine
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020

Websites|

* r/The_Donald
* Truth Social

Related|

* Cultural depictions of Ivanka Trump
* Public image of Melania Trump
* Winning Team Publishing

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