Since 1901, only T. Roosevelt and R. Reagan were endearing enough to maintain their party's control of the White House after they left office. They both served two full terms, respectively.
R Roosevelt, Theodore1901-09
R ^Taft, William H. 1909-13
D Wilson, Woodrow 1913-21
R Harding, Warren 1921-23
R *Coolidge, Calvin 1923-29
R Hoover, Herbert 1929-33
D #Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1933-45
D *Truman, Harry 1945-53
R Eisenhower, Dwight 1953-61
D Kennedy, John F. 1961-63
D Johnson, Lyndon 1963-69
R Nixon, Richard 1969-74
R Ford, Gerald 1974-77
D Carter, Jimmy 1977-81
R Reagan, Ronald 1981-89
R ^Bush, George H.W. 1989-93
D Clinton, William J. 1993-2001
R Bush, George W. 2001- 2009
^Taft and Bush Sr. were the only men “elected” after one man of the same party served two full terms before them.
*Harding/Coolidge/Hoover served for total of 12 years altogether, but neither served eight full years. Truman was not elected his first term.
# FDR served 12+ years.
2007-10-17
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