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Oct 16, 2019 · On November 5, 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt broke a long-held precedent—one that started with George Washington —when he became the first president elected to a third term. Roosevelt would go...
- Lesley Kennedy
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Roosevelt won a third term by defeating Republican nominee Wendell Willkie in the 1940 United States presidential election. He remains the only president to serve for more than two terms.
Length of Presidency. Franklin D. Roosevelt served as president longer than any other Chief Executive - 12 years 39 days. William Henry Harrison served the shortest time - 31 days. Twelve presidents have served exactly two terms (8 years). Thirteen have served exactly one term (4 years).
Rank#PresidentLength Of Presidency13212 years 39 days238 years248 years258 yearsOn November 5, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a third term in office in an unprecedented act that would be barred by a constitutional amendment a decade later.
The longest serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms. His initial two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth saw him shift his focus to America's involvement in World War II .
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President of the United States four times: 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944. Prior to the third-term election of 1940, it was a presidential tradition set by George Washington that presidents only held the office for two terms.
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Nov 6, 2014 · On November 7, 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term as president. Now we know that Presidents may not seek more than two terms, so what let FDR serve for 13 years before he died in office in 1945?
