In 1904, after Theodore Roosevelt's landslide election to a full term, journalists pressed the young President over whether or not he would run again in 1908. Roosevelt dodged their questions and continued to do so until 1908, when he announced his bid for a second full term. Roosevelt's critics charged he was breaking Washington's "no third term" precedent. But Roosevelt's supporters claimed that since TR had only been elected to one term, he had a right to run for a second elective term in 1908.
What if Roosevelt had decided that seven years in the White House was enough and he declined to run again in 1908?
What if Roosevelt had decided that seven years in the White House was enough and he declined to run again in 1908?