President Andrew Johnson's Veto of the Third Reconstruction Act
7/19/1867
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To the House of RepresentativesFor reasons heretofore stated in my several veto messages to Congress upon the subject of reconstruction, I return without my approval the “joint resolution to carry into effect the several acts providing for the more efficient government of the Rebel States,” and appropriating for that purpose the sum of one million dollars.
Andrew Johnson
Washington, DC
July 19th 1867
This primary source comes from the Records from the U.S. House of Representatives.
National Archives Identifier: 5678176
Full Citation: President Andrew Johnson's Veto of the Third Reconstruction Act; 7/19/1867; (HR 40A-F28.4); Committee Papers, 7/1867 - 2/1871; Records from the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/johnson-veto-third-reconstruction-act, April 25, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.