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Which president established the custom of not seeking a third term

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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On November 5, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a third term in office—an unprecedented act that would be barred by a constitutional amendment a decade later. Roosevelt's decision to break the precedent set by George Washington was made in July, 1940, as the United States neared its entry into World War II.

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The answer was tied to two Presidents: George Washington and Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was George Washington who established the custom of Presidents serving no longer than two terms. Several Presidents tried for a third term in office, but none were successful until Roosevelt's re-election to a third term in 1940
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