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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. [9] 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. [10]
2 presidents served as president of the United States for two non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump. 2 presidents served as party leaders of the House of Representatives, James A. Garfield and Gerald Ford. 1 president served as an ordained minister, serving as a pastor in the Disciples of Christ (Christian) Church, James A ...
L. Johnson and Kennedy both served under Vice President Nixon (1953–1961). Biden served under vice presidents Ford (1973–1974) and Bush (1981–1989) and later served with Obama (2005–2008). James A. Garfield was elected senator for Ohio in 1880, but he did not take up the office due to being elected president later that year.
Only former president to serve in the House, served until his 1848 death. 1833: Governor of Massachusetts: Lost [11] Continued in House after defeat. John Tyler: 1841–1845: Denied nomination by his party/withdrew from race: 1861: Confederate States Congress: Won: Died before he could take office (had served in unelected Provisional Congress ...
President Eisenhower defeated Democrat Adlai Stevenson II in the 1956 presidential election. At the 1956 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, Adlai Stevenson was renominated on the first ballot, despite a strong challenge from New York governor W. Averell Harriman, who was backed by former president Truman. Stevenson announced ...
Donald Trump was elected to his second term as president on Wednesday, Nov. 6, marking a rare moment for the United States. At 78, Trump has also made history as the oldest president ever elected ...
The fight for the Republican nomination was between General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who became the candidate of the party's moderate Eastern Establishment; Senator Robert A. Taft from Ohio, the longtime leader of the party's conservative wing; Governor Earl Warren of California, who appealed to Western delegates and independent voters; and former Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota, who still ...
Roosevelt, the Democratic governor of the largest state, New York, took office after defeating incumbent president Herbert Hoover, his Republican opponent in the 1932 presidential election. Roosevelt led the implementation of the New Deal , a series of programs designed to provide relief, recovery, and reform to Americans and the American ...