President Trump says he's "not joking" about potentially seeking a third term as president. Marist University Professor and ...

Thomas Jefferson agreed and followed Washington, voluntarily stepping aside after his second term, explaining that perpetual ...

The story of the 22nd Amendment, which became part of the Constitution 74 years ago after Franklin Delano Roosevelt was ...

Roosevelt’s campaign introduced Americans to the New Deal that would become his signature ... Challenges Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in the aftermath of the worldwide financial crisis ...

Congress passed the 22nd Amendment in 1947, imposing a two-term limit after more than 170 years of George Washington’s ...

In contrast to President Hoover ... made him more relatable to ordinary Americans. During the election campaign, Roosevelt pledged what he called a New Deal for the American people.

The phrase of course comes from another presidential campaigner, Franklin Roosevelt. Early in his 1932 campaign, feeling feisty, FDR picked a safe venue -- a commencement address at a relatively ...

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the 1932 presidential election, Franklin Delano Roosevelt wiped the floor with his ...