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A Third Term During War?
When Franklin Roosevelt ran for an unprecedented third Presidential term in 1940, Europe was engulfed in the flames of World War II, and America would soon join. Less troubled with breaking George Washington's precedent, many Americans wanted the most qualified person to lead the nation during war. After Roosevelt won a fourth term, the 22nd Amendment limited future Presidents to two.
Letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt from Peter Warwick, Jr., in support of a third Presidential term, June 8, 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library |