George Washington set this precedent which was observed until Franklin Roosevelt decided to run for a third term in 1940.
George Washington
It is not a custom, but an amendment from the presidency of FDR. Washington set the tone to only serve 2 terms. He felt that a person should serve his country and then go home.
George Washington.
Franklin Roosevelt
A president not serving more than two terms. This custom was broken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and soon after, the 22nd Amendment came to limit a president to a maximum of two terms.
Thomas Jefferson was the third president; Aaron Burr the third vice president .
He is the third president of KenyaAnswerHe is the third president of Kenya
Reportedly, President US Grant toyed with the idea of running for a third term as president. Very few of his Republican colleagues supported this idea. There had been too many scandals in the eight years Grant had served as president.
Barack Obama was elected in 2008, and re-elected in 2012, serving as US President from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017. He was constitutionally prohibited from running for a third term as President.
who was the third president of the united states
The first president of the United States was George Washington. The third president was Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson