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The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [9] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [10]
Of the individuals elected president of the United States, four died of natural causes while in office (William Henry Harrison, [1] Zachary Taylor, [2] Warren G. Harding [3] and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated (Abraham Lincoln, [4] James A. Garfield, [4] [5] William McKinley [6] and John F. Kennedy) and one resigned from office ...
5 presidents taught at a university: James A. Garfield, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. 2 presidents served as president of the United States for two non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump. 2 presidents served as party leaders of the House of Representatives, James A. Garfield and Gerald Ford.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1945 Became president after Roosevelt's death, later elected to own term in 1948. Richard Nixon: Dwight D. Eisenhower: 1953–1961 Lost as incumbent vice president in the 1960 election, later ran and won the 1968 election becoming the first former vice president to win the presidency. Lyndon B. Johnson: John F. Kennedy ...
6 years, 33 days after 28th president Woodrow Wilson (died February 3, 1924) 31st president Herbert Hoover (died October 20, 1964) 19 years, 191 days after 32nd president Franklin D. Roosevelt (died April 12, 1945) 333 days after 35th president John F. Kennedy (died November 22, 1963) 33rd president Harry S. Truman (died December 26, 1972)
The 1994 survey placed only two presidents, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, above 80 points and two presidents, Andrew Johnson and Warren G. Harding, below 50 points. [10] [11] In 1996, William J. Ridings Jr. and Stuart B. McIver conducted and published a poll and in 1997, an accompanying book on the poll results.
7 Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) 8 Harry S. Truman (1945–1953) 9 John F. Kennedy ... The following is a list of timelines of United States presidencies.
Prior to the passage of the 22nd Amendment, presidents could run for re-election without restriction; [1] Donald Trump is the first president to win a non-consecutive term since its passage. [2] Some presidents have been recruited, requested, or drafted to run again. This list, however, only includes those presidents who actively campaigned.