He seeked his third term so that he would be able to finish his New Deal economic program and also so he could win the war for the Americans. FDR reasoned that due to the fact that he had just led the nation through the Great Depression, he should also lead them through WWII, at least until his New Deal was done.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in the following years:193219361940
During Franklin Roosevelts third term the United States joined World War 2 after the Japenese attacked Pearl Harbor.
FDR broke the precedent set by George Washington when he ran for a third term in 1940.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President four times, but died early in his fourth term of office.
The first and only president to run three terms was Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR).
The only president before Franklin D. Roosevelt to seek a third term in office was Ulysses S. Grant. However, he was not successful in his bid for a third term.
He was elected for a third term in 1941 - 1945.
Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in the following years:193219361940
Franklin D. Roosevelt won his third U.S. presidential election in 1940.
Franklin Roosevelt
Presedent Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Elected third time in 1940The 32nd President of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Roosevelt was elected into office four times. He was elected in 1932, and was reelected in 1936. He was elected into his third term in 1940, and his fourth in 1944. Roosevelt served from March 4, 1933 until April 12, 1945 when he died in office at the beginning of his fourth term.
During Franklin Roosevelts third term the United States joined World War 2 after the Japenese attacked Pearl Harbor.
November 1944
Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term as U. S. President was from January 20, 1941 through January 20, 1945.