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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]
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 ...
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 ...
Became president after Kennedy's assassination, later elected to own term in 1964. Gerald Ford: Richard Nixon: 1973–1974 Became president after Nixon's resignation, lost 1976 election in bid for own term. George H. W. Bush: Ronald Reagan: 1981–1989 Incumbent vice president succeeded Reagan after winning the 1988 election: Joe Biden: Barack ...
It's hard to picture what American presidents were like before they left their marks on domestic and foreign policy.
Outgoing president Dwight D. Eisenhower and President-elect John F. Kennedy at the White House on December 6, 1960. The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1951, established a two-term limit for the presidency. As the amendment had not applied to President Truman, Eisenhower became the first president constitutionally limited ...
First president not to seek re-election upon the completion of his one term. [126] First president to die before reaching the age of 60. [aj] [123] First president to predecease a parent and a mother. [ak] [127] [61] First president not to keep a pet during his term in office. [128] First president to have his Cabinet photographed. [122]
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.