Profiles in Courage | Part 3 Summary

Edmund G. Ross was a little-known senator who single-handedly prevented the conviction of President Andrew Johnson after Johnson was impeached. When Ross was elected to the Senate, a battle was raging between Congress and the president. The Radical Republicans (a faction of the Republican Party) planned to get rid of Johnson, but they needed a two-thirds majority to convict him after his impeachment. They never questioned Ross’ intentions, but when it came time to vote, seven Republicans voted against conviction, and Ross was among them. His vote was important because the Radical...

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