This Day In History - FDR Nominated for Third Term 1940

FDR Nominated for Third Term 1940

Friday, July 18, 2025

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Event Description

On this day in 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who first took office in 1933 as America's 32nd president, is nominated for an unprecedented third term. Roosevelt, a Democrat, would eventually be elected to a record four terms in office, the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms.

Event Location

Washington D.C.