List of U.S. Presidents who have served two or more terms

Since George Washington, Presidents have traditionally served for only two terms of office. Following Franklin D. Roosevelt's unprecedented twelve years in office, Congress passed the Twenty-second Amendment, which limits presidents to two terms or a maximum of ten years in office.

So far, twelve presidents have served two or more complete terms. All but one served consecutive terms in office: Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms, being defeated for election in 1888 but winning in 1892.

#	President	Years served
42	Bill Clinton	1993 - 2001
40	Ronald Reagan	1981 - 1989
34	Dwight D. Eisenhower	1953 - 1961
32	Franklin D. Roosevelt	1933 - 1945
28	Woodrow Wilson	1913 - 1921
22/24	Grover Cleveland	1885 - 1889, 1893 - 1897
18	Ulysses S. Grant	1869 - 1877
7	Andrew Jackson	1829 - 1837
5	James Monroe	1817 - 1825
4	James Madison	1809 - 1817
3	Thomas Jefferson	1801 - 1809
1	George Washington	1789 - 1797

George W. Bush is not included on this list because he has not served two complete terms. He will become the next president on this list if he completes the current presidential term ending in January 2009.

Theodore Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson each completed their predecessor's term and served one further term.

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