President Clinton is listed as our 41st president, but only 40 men have held the office. Why?
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2006-07-04 14:50:50 · 18 answers · asked by jms_nov28 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Other - Games & Recreation
ok well the first ones got it kinda half right but i was looking for the bast one first and TLargo got it right he got the exact one hahaha so horray for you lol
2006-07-04 15:07:12 · update #1
Grover Cleveland held office during 2 nonconsecutive terms. He was our 22nd and 24th president. Incidentally, his full name is Stephen Grover Cleveland.
2006-07-04 14:54:21 · answer #1 · answered by TLargo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Franklin Roosevelt served 3 terms and actually started a 4th term
The Twenty-second Amendment (which took effect in 1951) provides that no one may be elected to the office more than twice, and that no one may be elected President more than once who has held the office of (or acted as) President for more than two years of another's term. Prior to the ratification of this amendment, and following the precedent set by George Washington, an unofficial limit of two terms was generally observed, with the only exception being Franklin D. Roosevelt, who served three full terms and died in his fourth after just over 12 years in office. Since the amendment went into effect, three Presidents have served two full terms: Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. Richard Nixon was elected to a second term but resigned before completing it.
2006-07-04 14:56:43 · answer #2 · answered by whirlwind_123 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grover Cleveland served 2 non consecutive terms
he was our 22nd president from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1889
also
he was our 24th president from March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1897
Spiro Agnew was president for a VERY brief time when Nixon left office in 1974.
FDR held office for 3 terms from March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945.
I think that pretty much covers all of the reasons.
2006-07-04 14:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
President Grover Cleveland served as the 22nd president from 1885-1889 and then again as the 24th president from 1893-1897.
Thus the answer to your riddle....
2006-07-04 15:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grover Cleveland was president from 1885-89 and 1893-97 so is a person having served two non-consecutive terms
2006-07-04 14:55:43 · answer #5 · answered by N2FC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On a technicality, David Rice Atcheson of Missouri was president for one day. The president, whose name escapes me at the moment, was to be sworn in on a Sunday. He would not do that as Sunday is a day of rest. As Speaker of the House, he was next in line for presidential succession. They say he spent most of his time in office sleeping. Not unlike W, his father, and the Great God Reagan.
2006-07-04 14:58:41 · answer #6 · answered by jdnmsedsacrasac1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure who but its cause president 1 was elected lets say 20th ( not a fact) than the 21st was a president 2, than after him , president 1 was elected again
2006-07-04 14:56:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grover Clevland served two nonconsecutive terms
2006-07-04 14:56:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
grover clevend was the 22nd and 24th president of the united states so he accounted for 2.
2006-07-04 14:54:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one resigned right after he was voted president. or maybe he was assassinated before he held office.
2006-07-04 14:55:35 · answer #10 · answered by elciguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋