He was the only President to Serve Four Terms

There have been popular presidents in America's history, but only FDR was elected to four terms in office. He held the office for an extraordinary twelve years before passing away in the middle of his fourth term, just before victory in Japan was declared. Before FDR, not many presidents made an attempt to run for more than two terms. Many people credit George Washington's infamous decision to forego a third term with starting the practice of two-term presidents. Although he made a third try, Ulysses S. Grant's party did not nominate him.

A proposed amendment that limited the presidency to two terms was approved after FDR served four terms in office. People believed that giving one person too much authority for too long could result in political corruption if a president served so many terms in office. A few attempts to overturn this amendment have been made, but none of them have been successful. It is expected that FDR will continue to be the only US president to hold office for more than two terms.