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On the recordFebruary 20, 1868
I have this day removed Mr. Stanton from office and designated the Adjutant-General of the Army to act as Secretary of War ad interim.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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Message to the Senate on the Removal of Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War

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