President Franklin Delano Roosevelt surpasses presidential years of service beyond any other president by a long-shot. He served as the 32nd President of the United States for 12 years and 39 days. He stands as the only president to have served beyond two terms in office. After President Roosevelt’s death in 1945 while in office, the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed and ratified in 1951 making 2 four year terms the constitutionally prescribed limit for someone serving in the office of the presidency.

During his long tenure, President Roosevelt offered a New Deal to the Country, and guided the nation through the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. This would lead to the United States’ response an subsequent entry into World War II. Roosevelt would lead the charge and inspire the nation to follow suit.

Early in the first days of FDR’s Administration, the president was asked about his religious faith and theological convictions. It is recored that the president responded, “I am a Christian, and a Democrat.” For Franklin Roosevelt, his robust social agenda and foreign policy were largely based in his convictions that the world was bent toward what God intended for it: justice, equity, and tranquility.