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Franklin D. Roosevelt served for 12 years as the 32nd president of the United States. He was elected four times beginning in 1932. Roosevelt led the country through two of the greatest crises of the 20th century: the Great Depression and World War II.
One President Served More Than Two Terms. The only president to serve more than two terms was Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1940 he won the election for his third term. Four years later in 1944, he ran again. He became the only president to be elected to a fourth term. However, he was president for only a year into his fourth term before he suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage and passed away.