22nd Amendment

Washington decide not to run for a third term

Sep 19, 1796

George Washington decided that he was not running for a 3rd term because he didn't want to be seen as a king to worship

Grant goes for 3

Oct 7, 1880

Ulysses S Grant ran for a third term breaking the streak that Washington had started. He did not end up winning the reelection as he was defeated by James Garfield

FDR's first term

Mar 1, 1932

FDR was elected president and started his first term. this is important because he was the first president to serve more than 2 terms

FDR wins reelection for 2nd trerm

Jan 1, 1936

FDR won reelection with 523 electoral votes and won 46 states in one of the most lopsided elections to date against Alf Landon

FDR runs for a 3rd term and won

Nov 4, 1940

Rosevelt ran for a 3rd term against Wendell Willkie and won with 449 electoral votes and winning the popular vote by 5 million

joining ww2

Dec 7, 1941

as the United State was thinking about joining the war they needed guidance and FDR thought he had the solution giving him a reason to run again

runs and wins 4th election

Jan 1, 1944

FDR made history by being the only president to ever run for a 3rd term let alone a 4th. He won again and died shortly after reelection

FDR dead in office

Apr 12, 1945

FDR passed away from bronchitis and high blood pressure

22nd amendment is proposed

Mar 24, 1947

Congress proposed the 22nd amendment on march 21st but officially declared it proposed on March 24th

22nd amendment is ratified

Feb 27, 1951

The 22nd amendment states that no president can serve more than 2 full terms making FDR the only and last president to ever serve more than 2 terms