POLITICAL: Anti-FDR: "Was Washington, Jefferson & Jackson All Wet"

Description: POLITICAL: Anti-FDR: "Was Washington, Jefferson & Jackson All Wet" - No 3rd Term: George Washington began the tradition by retiring as President after two terms. The tradition was tested in 1880 and 1912, but it remained unbroken until Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt won a third and fourth term in the White House in 1940 and 1944. George Washington began the tradition by retiring as President after two terms. The tradition was tested in 1912 (Teddy Roosevelt), but it remained unbroken until Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt won a third and fourth term in the White House in 1940 and 1944. The President of the United States is elected to have that position for a period, or "term", that lasts for four years. The Constitution had no limit on how many times a person could be elected as president. The nation’s first president, George Washington chose not to try to be elected for a third term. This suggested that two terms were enough for any president. Washington’s two-term limit became the unwritten rule for all Presidents until 1940. In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a third term. He also won a fourth term in 1944. Roosevelt was president through the Great Depression of the 1930s and almost all of World War II. He held approval ratings in the mid-50% to the low 60% ranges over his many years in office. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in April 1945, just months after the start of his fourth term. Soon after, Republicans in Congress began the work of creating Amendment XXII. Roosevelt was the first and only President to serve more than two terms. This Linen Era (1930-45) postcard is in good condition.

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Location: Brooklyn, New York

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