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In an attempt to exercise his presidential prerogative in the face of rising congressional power, President Andrew Johnson called the United States Senate into a special session that sat from April 1, 1867 to April 20, 1867. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, "House History." http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html
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Exact
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Lawmaking/Litigating
