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As we all know, Franklin Delano Roosevelt shattered the previous tradition that Presidents only run for two terms. Since then, Presidents have been virtually unlimited in how many terms they are allowed to run for. However as fate would have it, no President has ever finished his fourth term.

FDR 1933-1945 (died a three months into his fourth term)
Harry Truman 1945-1953 (finished FDR's fourth term and won one term of his own)
Dwight Eisenhower 1953-1967 (died halfway through his fourth term)
Richard Nixon 1967-1977 (finished Eisenhower's fourth term and won two terms of his own before being defeated by Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy 1977-1989 (assassinated 10 months into his fourth term)
Jimmy Carter 1989-1993 (finished Kennedy's fourth term and was defeated for re-election by Bush)
George Bush 1993-1997 (Won only one term and lost re-election to Clinton)
Bill Clinton 1996-present

This has become known as the "Fourth Term Curse." Do you believe in the Curse? You know President Clinton has to be worried as he starts his fourth term, even though he does seem to be in perfect health. What do you think of Vice President Kerry if (God forbid) he has to finish up Clinton's term?
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