In the United States, the president's term of office is four years. For many years, presidents were expected to serve no more than two consecutive terms, but there was no law about it-- in fact, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four times. But in 1951, the 22nd Amendment went into effect and now no president can serve more than two consecutive terms, or eight years.
Part of the job description of the U. S. Vice President is President of the U. S. Senate, and his or her pension is based on his/her service in Congress. Someone who serves in Congress for at least five years, including time served as Vice President, receives a pension equal to the average pay of the three years in which he/she earned the most, up to a maximum of 80% of his/her final pay rate. The former Vice President can start collecting at age 62 if he/she served at least five years, at age 50 if he/she served at least 20 years, or at any time if he/she served at least 25 years.
Franklin Roosevelt was the only one to serve more than two terms and will remain the only one unless the Constitution is changed.
The only president in the history of our country who served more than eight years was Franklin Delano Roosevelt who was in office just over 12 years, from March 4, 1933 to April 24, 1945 when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
There has never been a president who has served a 16 year term. Presidents can only serve for 4 or 8 years. Franklin Roosevelt was the longest serving U.S. President at slightly over 12 years. The 22nd amendment, limiting presidential terms, was passed following his presidency, and most likely in direct response to it. It is possible for a president to serve as long 10 years even with the 22nd Amendment if he was serving as vice president and takes over for a predecessor who dies or is removed from office during the final two years of that term.
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A president can serve up to two consecutive terms totaling eight years.
Just about every president serves 2 consecutive years. Each presidential term last 4 years. It is less common for presidents to serve 2 consecutive terms though. The most recent example of that is President Barack Obama, who won the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have also served consecutive terms.
No. The longest most Presidents have served is 8 years, and Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office for just over 12 years. Even if someone had been U. S. President for 10 years, he would not have served a 10-year term. All U. S. Presidential terms are and have been 4 years. Those who served more than 4 years served multiple terms.
In the United States, the president's term of office is four years. For many years, presidents were expected to serve no more than two consecutive terms, but there was no law about it-- in fact, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four times. But in 1951, the 22nd Amendment went into effect and now no president can serve more than two consecutive terms, or eight years.
George H. W.Bush is the most recent president to have previously served as Vice-president.
Part of the job description of the U. S. Vice President is President of the U. S. Senate, and his or her pension is based on his/her service in Congress. Someone who serves in Congress for at least five years, including time served as Vice President, receives a pension equal to the average pay of the three years in which he/she earned the most, up to a maximum of 80% of his/her final pay rate. The former Vice President can start collecting at age 62 if he/she served at least five years, at age 50 if he/she served at least 20 years, or at any time if he/she served at least 25 years.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt served four terms. He died in his forth term serving a total of 12 years. He was the only President to do so. Most Presidents had followed George Washington's example and only served up to two terms. After Roosevelt, Congressed passed the law prohibiting a president from running in a third term.
I would call it a tie between Coolidge and Hoover. It was not Harding or Wilson.
Dan Quayle, who served as V.P. under Pres. George H. Bush from 1989 to 1993, is the most recent U.S. Vice President from Indiana.