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= = =**//__SOAPSTone:__//** = //**Speaker**//-John F. Kennedy //**Occasion**//-Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson: March 5, 1868; in the Senate //**Audience**//-Those interested in historical politics; Fellow politicians //**Purpose**//- To persuade politicians that Edmund G. Ross was courageous by standing up for his opinion even though he was called a traitor for it //**Subject**//-The decision of Edmund G. Ross determines the outcome of the Andrew Johnson Impeachment Trial //**Tone**//-Admirable

=__//**Summary:**//__ = This story helps explain how Edmund G. Ross is considered a courageous politician. In the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, Edmund G. Ross was the deciding vote on whether Johnson would be impeached or not. His fellow Republicans threatened and bribed him, but he ignored it all and stood up for what he thought was right and made his decision based on fair facts.