Third and fourth terms of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt Committee, the first national program designed to prevent employment discrimination. The two-term tradition had been an unwritten rule (until the ratification the 22nd Amendment after Roosevelt's presidency) since George Washington declined to run for a third term in 1796. Both Ulysses S. Grant and Theodore Roosevelt were attacked for trying to obtain a third non-consecutive term. Roosevelt systematically undercut prominent Democrats who were angling for the nomination, including Vice President John Nance Garner and two cabinet members, Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Postmaster General James Farley. Roosevelt moved the convention to Chicago where he had strong support from the
Electoral history of Franklin D. Roosevelt Electoral history of Franklin D. Roosevelt Electoral history of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945); 44th Governor of New York (1929–1932). New York United States Senate election, 1914 (Democratic primary): 1920 Democratic National Convention (Vice Presidential tally): United States presidential election, 1920 New York gubernatorial election, 1928: New York gubernatorial election, 1930: 1932 Democratic presidential primaries: 1932 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally) First tally: Second tally: Third tally: Fourth tally: United States presidential election, 1932 1936 Democratic presidential primaries: 1936 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally): 1940 Democratic presidential primaries: 1940 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally): 1944