Which president declined to run for a third term?

Answer 1

George Washington declined a third term and set a precedent that was almost universally followed until Franklin Roosevelt broke the tradition , ran for a third term and was elected in 1940.

U. S. Grant in 1880 let it be known that he would be willing to run for a third term, but he was not nominated. Woodrow Wilson also indicated that he could be drafted for a third term, but drew little interest.

Answer 2

Theodor Roosevelt ran for a third term. However, he did so as a third party candidate. This split the republican party and he lost to Woodrow Wilson. Prior to that, no other president had ran for more than two terms.

Franklin Roosevelt won not only a third but also a fourth term he was the first and last to do so. It is now unconstitutional for a president to serve more than two terms.

Answer 3

The first President to do this was the first President, George Washington, who felt that a chief executive should not rule for longer than that. Other Presidents followed his example: Jefferson, Madison, Monroe to begin with.

Some Presidents did seek a 3rd term: Ulysses S. Grant failed to be renominated by the Republicans, and Theodore Roosevelt attempted a comeback for another term (his second elected term) but the Republicans were divided. It was not until the extraordinary circumstances of World War II that a third and fourth term became acceptable for Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 22nd Amendment (1951) prevents any future President from having three elected terms.

Answer 4

Presidents can only serve a maximum of two terms. The only president to serve three was FDR. The two term maximum was put into law after FDR died.

Answer 5

George Washington