A GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP - FOURTH TERM

Another Term Begins, and a Life Ends

Imagine serving as the president of a country for 12 years. Now, imagine those 12 years filled with challenging events, including a national depression and a world war. When FDR was elected to his fourth term, more terms than any other US president, he began his twelfth and final year as president. In April 1945, a few months after he was inaugurated for the fourth time, FDR traveled to Warm Springs, GA for a physical and mental retreat. While on this trip, FDR suffered from a stroke and died at the age of 63. Although FDR was no longer president of the nation, his legacy continued to affect the country then, as it does now.