Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Presidential Trivia

I know it's way too early to discuss Mr. Obama's reelection, but I saw a very interesting bit of trivia as it relates to his potential situation.

In the 220 years of the presidency, only once have we had three two-term presidents serve in a row: Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. So if Mr. Obama wins reelection in 2012, he can set another bit of history.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wellllll, FDR served 3+ terms (elected to 4), Truman not quite 2 terms (elected to only 1), and Eisenhower 2 terms. I know it's not technically three two-termers in a row, but still.

(you know me, have to be ornery)