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  2. Presidency of Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia

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    Although the Twenty-second Amendment had been ratified, Truman could run for another term due to a grandfather clause in the amendment. Truman's first choice to succeed him, Chief Justice Vinson, had declined to run, Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson had also turned Truman down, Vice President Barkley was considered too old, [298] and Truman ...

  3. Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    [27] [28] Others contend that the original intent of the 12th Amendment concerns qualification for service (age, residence, and citizenship), while the 22nd Amendment concerns qualifications for election, and thus a former two-term president is still eligible to serve as vice president. Neither amendment restricts the number of times someone ...

  4. List of presidents of the United States by time in office

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    The amendment contained a grandfather clause that explicitly exempted the incumbent president, then Harry S. Truman, from the new term limitation. Grover Cleveland is currently the only president to leave office and return for a second non-consecutive term.

  5. From Jefferson to Truman, American presidents embraced the ...

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    The First Amendment was ratified in 1791, but just seven years later, second President John Adams supported the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts, legislation that was used to jail newspaper ...

  6. Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia

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    Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.A member of the Democratic Party, he assumed the presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, as he was vice president at the time.

  7. Can Trump run for president again? Not according to the 22nd ...

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    The 22nd Amendment prohibits any president from serving more than two terms in the White House. This also applies to terms served nonconsecutively, as in Trump’s case.

  8. List of amendments to the Constitution of the United States

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    (Repealed on December 5, 1933 by the 21st Amendment.) December 18, 1917 January 16, 1919 1 year, 29 days 19th: Grants women the right to vote. June 4, 1919 August 18, 1920 1 year, 75 days 20th: Changes the dates on which the terms of the president and vice president, and of members of Congress, begin and end, to January 20 and January 3 ...

  9. FACT CHECK: Can Donald Trump Actually Run For A Third Term as ...

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    The 22nd amendment of the U.S. Constitution explicitly limits all presidents to two terms. While the amendment does not specify that the terms must be consecutive, it is generally implied that the ...