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Roosevelt is the only American president to have served more than two terms. Following ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment in 1951, presidents—beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower —have been ineligible for election to a third term or, after serving more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president, to a ...
William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) served as the ninth president of the United States from March 4 to April 4, 1841, the shortest presidency in U.S. history. He was also the first U.S. president to die in office, causing a brief constitutional crisis since presidential succession was not then fully defined in the U.S ...
The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the ...
U.S. presidents generally spend years in office, but the ninth president of the United States served only for a month. William Henry Harrison holds the record for serving the shortest term thus ...
The inauguration of William Henry Harrison as the ninth president of the United States was held on Thursday, March 4, 1841, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 14th inauguration and marked the commencement of the only four-year term of both William Henry Harrison as president and John Tyler as vice ...
The oldest person inaugurated president is Joe Biden, at the age of 78. [1] [3] Assassinated at age 46, John F. Kennedy was the youngest president at the end of his tenure, and his lifespan was the shortest of any president. [4] The oldest president at the end of his tenure will be Joe Biden at 82.
There are several lists of presidents by time in office: List of presidents of Brazil by time in office; List of presidents of Finland by time in office; List of presidents of France by tenure; List of presidents of Romania by time in office; List of presidents of the Philippines by time in office; List of presidents of South Korea by time in ...
Unlimited 5-year terms United States: President: Two 4-year terms, except after succeeding to the Presidency and serving more than two years, in which case only one subsequent four-year term is permitted. The eligibility of former term-limited presidents is unclear (see Twenty-second Amendment). Vice President: Unlimited 4-year terms Senators