Which president served the shortest term? How long of a term was it?
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William Harrison was only president for about a month from March-April 1841
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No, In fact, of the 42 men who have served as President of the U.S., TEN have served less than one full term, and SIX of these served for a shorter time than Kennedy.\n\nHere they are in order of time served (to the nearest month):\n\n1) William Henry Harrison - 1 month*\n2) James Garfield - 6 months*\n3) Zachary Taylor - 16 months*\n4) Warren G. Harding - 29 months*\n5) Gerald Ford - 29 months\n6) Millard Fillmore -32 months\n7) John F. Kennedy - 34 months*\n8) Chester A. Arthur - 42 months\n9) Andrew Johnson - 47 months\n10) John Tyler - 47 months\n\n* -died in office; the others replaced their predecessors mid-term (all becausue of death, except Ford, who became President at Nixon's resignation) and failed to be elected President in their own right (though Arthur did not seek to be elected)
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Rutherford B. Hayes\n\n19th President: 1877-1881
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Teddy Roosevelt.\nJFK was the youngest President to ever be elected.  But Teddy Roosevelt was 6 months younger when he took office due to the President's assassination.
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Zachary Taylor was the 12th president of the United States (1849-1850).\n hero of the war with Mexico in 1846, Zachary Taylor was the first U.S. President who was "regular army". Nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready" while in the army, Taylor was not so tough as president. He was nominated by the Whigs and elected because of his military reputation and southern roots, not because of his politics, whatever they may have been. He died after a five-day illness, having served just sixteen months in office. He was replaced by Millard Fillmore.
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George Clinton, who served 21 years as governor of New York. 1777 to 1795, and 1801 to 1804. He later served as vice president under both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He was the first US vice president to die in office.
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A. B. VAJPAYEE \n\n    The first "bachelor" Prime Minister, he was at the helm for 16 days from May 16 to June 1, 1996, creating a record for the shortest stint in office.  \n\n    Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born in Gwalior (M. P) on 25th December, 1926. A prolific writer and a great orator.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected four\ntimes in a row, because he was an outstanding President. He died during his fourth term having complications from Polio.\n\nIt was later, that a Constitutional Ammendment was added, which restricted a President to serve no more than two terms.
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Only one, FDR.  That was before the 2 term limit.  He served 4 terms for 12 years, and died in office.\n\nBefore Franklin D Roosevelt, serving 8 years was just a tradition.  It started with George Washington, and people were so impressed that a man could just give up power, that they expected it of all presidents.\n\nNow the limit is 8 years.
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Correct.  President Taft died in 1930 (president until 1913).  Truman was president in 1947.  The Taft of the Taft-Hartley Act was Senator Robert Taft of Ohio.  Now go get some food!
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No.  The Constitution states that a president can only serve two terms, regardless if it is consecutive or not.  President Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms as 22nd and 24th president, therefore he could not have run for a third term.  The same applies to all other future presidents.
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There have been eight presidents who have died in office. Namely:\n\nWilliam Henry Harrison (Whig), Zachary Taylor (Whig), Abraham Lincoln (GOP), James A. Garfield (GOP), William McKinley (GOP), Warren Harding (GOP), Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dem) and John F. Kennedy (Dem).\n\nSo the answer could be Whig and Democrat.
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Worst president: Grant (see whiskey ring: first link)\n\nBest: Lincoln (How could you not choose him)\n\nHorniest: Clinton (Who else would keep head of state waiting while he got serviced)\n\nDrunkest: Grant (he was known to hit the bottle, during the civil war)
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no, when it was all said and done he will still go down in history as one of our GREATEST PRESIDENTS. i wish presidents could have more than 2 terms because i would have voted for him again!
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At that time there was no rule limiting a president to 2 terms. It was just a tradition after G Washington declined to run for third term. The law limiting the president to two terms came into being in  in March of 1947, after Franklin D. Roosevelt died.
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Yes.  President Harrison (9th president) was only in office for 32 days.  He caught pneumonia during his inauguration speech, and died a month later.
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland :\n\nStephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd (1885–1889) and 24th (1893–1897) President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. He was the only Democrat elected to the Presidency in the era of Republican political domination between 1860 and 1912, and was the first Democrat to be elected after the Civil War.\n\nCleveland's portrait was on the U.S. $1000 bill from 1928 to 1946. He also appeared on a $1000 bill of 1907 and the first few issues of the $20 Federal Reserve notes from 1914.