Franklin D Roosevelt was the only president to serve more than two terms. He was elected for 4 terms. He took office on March 4, 1933 and continued until he died on April 12,1945, about three months into his 4th term.
(After FDR, the constitution has been amended to prevent presidents from serving more than two terms. )
The very first US President, George Washington, served 8 years or two 4-year terms. If speaking of more than 2-terms, Franklin Delano Roosevelt served more than 3-terms or 12 years in office as the US struggled to deal with World War 2.
One major precedent that George Washington set was a limited term as president. He could have been president for as long as he liked but he chose to leave the office after two terms. Only one president has served for more than two terms.
Well, darling, only one president had the audacity to serve more than two terms, and that was Franklin D. Roosevelt. He must have really loved the gig or just couldn't get enough of those fancy White House dinners.
US: The legal limit is 10 years, not 8 as often but erroneously supposed. A President may serve as many as (but not more than) two years of a previous President's term and get elected to 2 full terms of his own. These restrictions are imposed by Section 1 of the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Other applicable areas of law concerning presidential succession are set forth in Article I, Section 1, Clause 6 of the Constitution, and by the 25th Amendment. Of the "recent" Vice Presidents who assumed the Presidency after the death or resignation of their predecessors, LBJ was allowed by law to be elected to 2 terms on his own (although he declined to run a second time after being elected in 1964), while Ford could only get elected to 1 more term on his own, as LBJ had served less than 2 years of JFK's term, while Ford had served more than 2 years of Nixon's second term.
Term limits for presidents were imposed by the 22nd Amendment, which was ratified February 27, 1951. FDR was the only president to be elected more than two terms even without the 22nd Amendment (he was elected 4 times).
No. Under the 22nd Amendment (ratified in 1951), an individual may not be elected to the Presidency once he has been elected twice (or only once if he served more than two years after succeeding another President). The possibility that a former President could be elected or appointed to some other office, and succeed to the Presidency despite the amendment, has never occurred and is the subject of constitutional debate.
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No, a President is only allowed 2 terms in office. President FDR was the only President that served more than two terms. He died in office in 22 April 1945. Vice President Harry Truman was elevated to the office of President the same day that FDR died.
Franklin D Roosevelt -- he served 4 terms
Franklin Roosevelt was the only president to serve more than two terms.
Yes, FDR served more than 2 terms. After him, a law was passed limiting terms to 2. Most presidents didn't want to serve more than two terms because Washington left after his second term. It was a precedent that no one wanted to break. Yes...... FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) was elected to an amazing four terms as US president! 1933 to his death in 1945. He is the only person to have served more than two terms.
Franklin Roosevelt was elected to four terms and completed three.
No president severed more than 2 terms. Franklin D. Roosevelt served more than 2 terms, though.
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only President who served more than two terms. He was elected to four terms but died early in the fourth. He served from March 4 ,1933 until his death on August 12, 1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only President who served more than two terms. He was elected to four terms but died early in the fourth. He served from March 4 ,1933 until his death on August 12, 1945
The 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution says that a person must be eligible for the presidency in order to be eligible for the vice presidency. Therefore, a person could not run for vice president if he/she has reached his/her presidential term limit. Otherwise, no problem.