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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. [6] 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. [7]
17 presidents previously served as U.S. senators; only 3 immediately before election as president. Only one president, Andrew Johnson, served as a U.S. senator after his presidency. 15 presidents previously served as vice presidents. All except Richard Nixon and Joe Biden were vice presidents immediately before becoming president. 9 of the 15 ...
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 ...
Lifespan after presidency: Died in office after falling ill, making his 16-month presidency the third-shortest in U.S. history Dwight D. Eisenhower Bettmann/Getty
It's hard to picture what American presidents were like before they left their marks on domestic and foreign policy.
Ulysses S. Grant, here shortly before his death, was the first president to write a memoir. First president born in Ohio. [5] First president born after the War of 1812. First president to have both parents alive during his presidency [ar] [61] First president to appear with a moustache in office. [150] First president to veto more than fifty ...
Became president after Harrison's death, ran for election in 1844 as nominee of Democratic Party before dropping out and endorsing Polk, the eventual winner Millard Fillmore: Zachary Taylor: 1849–1850 Became president after Taylor's death, lost nomination for Whig Party in 1852 election bid, later also ran unsuccessfully in the 1856 election
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