How FDR Became the First—And Only—President to Serve Four …
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 …
List of Presidents and Vice Presidents of the U.S. - ThoughtCo
Jul 21, 2024 · Since 1789 and the election of George Washington, America's first president, 45 individuals have served as the chief executive of the United States (Grover Cleveland was …
George Washington would have supported the New Deal, 1934
During his first term, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought to deflect opposition to the New Deal. Speaking at Gettysburg on Memorial Day, 1934, Roosevelt invoked the memory of George …
FDR’s third-term election and the 22nd amendment
On November 5, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a third term in office—an unprecedented act that would be barred by a constitutional amendment a decade later. …
George Washington | The White House
The biography for President Washington and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of …
Franklin D. Roosevelt's Presidency - FDR Presidential Library
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 …
Franklin D. Roosevelt | The White House
The biography for President Roosevelt and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, …
George Washington: Impact and Legacy - Miller Center
All his successors, until Franklin D. Roosevelt, willingly followed his example of retiring after two terms, and the 22 nd Amendment made sure that no future president can serve more than two …
Knowing the Presidents: Franklin D Roosevelt - America's …
In 1940, Roosevelt broke the tradition set by George Washington by running for a third term. The advent of Nazi Germany sealed his determination to seek the presidency again, despite the …
8 Presidential Inauguration Traditions - HISTORY
Jan 17, 2025 · The First Presidential Inauguration: How George Washington Rose to the Office Look back at George Washington’s road to the presidency.