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Third Term Question: Roosevelts Path to a Long Presidency
A 1940s analysis traces presidential term traditions from Washington to Roosevelt. It notes Jeffersons two term stance, 19th century efforts for longer service, and later debates about drafting Grant and Coolidge. The piece weighs constitutional options, public opinion, and fears of Caesarism.
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Roosevelt
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Virginia
Jefferson
Vermont
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Madison
Monroe
Congress
Andrew Jackson
Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
U. S. Grant
The
New York Herald
New York Tribune
Republican State Convention
William M. Springer
Illinois
United States
Grant
Roscoe Conkling
Hayes
St. Louis
John B. Henderson
Conkling
Blaine
James A. Garfield
Aneek
Gouverneur Mortis
Europe
Lafayette