<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> President </Th> <Th> Length in days </Th> <Th> Order of presidency </Th> <Th> Number of terms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> 7003442200000000000 ♠ 4,422 </Td> <Td> 32 ! 32nd March 4 , 1933 -- April 12 , 1945 </Td> <Td> Three full terms ; died 2 months and 23 days into fourth term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> tie </Td> <Td> Thomas Jefferson </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 03 ! 3rd March 4 , 1801 -- March 4 , 1809 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Madison </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 04 ! 4th March 4 , 1809 -- March 4 , 1817 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Monroe </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 05 ! 5th March 4 , 1817 -- March 4 , 1825 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andrew Jackson </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 07 ! 7th March 4 , 1829 -- March 4 , 1837 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 18 ! 18th March 4 , 1869 -- March 4 , 1877 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grover Cleveland </Td> <Td> 2,922 </Td> <Td> 22 ! 22nd March 4 , 1885 -- March 4 , 1889 </Td> <Td> Two full terms ( non-consecutive ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 ! 24th March 4 , 1893 -- March 4 , 1897 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Woodrow Wilson </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 28 ! 28th March 4 , 1913 -- March 4 , 1921 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 34 ! 34th January 20 , 1953 -- January 20 , 1961 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 40 ! 40th January 20 , 1981 -- January 20 , 1989 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 42 ! 42nd January 20 , 1993 -- January 20 , 2001 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 43 ! 43rd January 20 , 2001 -- January 20 , 2009 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 44 ! 44th January 20 , 2009 -- January 20 , 2017 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> George Washington </Td> <Td> 7003286500000000000 ♠ 2,865 </Td> <Td> 01 ! 1st April 30 , 1789 -- March 4 , 1797 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Harry S. Truman </Td> <Td> 7003284000000000000 ♠ 2,840 </Td> <Td> 33 ! 33rd April 12 , 1945 -- January 20 , 1953 </Td> <Td> One partial term ( 3 years , 9 months , and 8 days ) , followed by one full term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Theodore Roosevelt </Td> <Td> 7003272800000000000 ♠ 2,728 </Td> <Td> 26 ! 26th September 14 , 1901 -- March 4 , 1909 </Td> <Td> One partial term ( 3 years , 5 months , and 18 days ) , followed by one full term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> <Td> 7003204100000000000 ♠ 2,041 </Td> <Td> 30 ! 30th August 2 , 1923 -- March 4 , 1929 </Td> <Td> One partial term ( 1 year , 7 months , and 2 days ) , followed by one full term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> 7003202700000000000 ♠ 2,027 </Td> <Td> 37 ! 37th January 20 , 1969 -- August 9 , 1974 </Td> <Td> One full term ; resigned 1 year , 6 months , and 20 days into second term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Lyndon B. Johnson </Td> <Td> 7003188600000000000 ♠ 1,886 </Td> <Td> 36 ! 36th November 22 , 1963 -- January 20 , 1969 </Td> <Td> One partial term ( 1 year , 1 month , and 29 days ) , followed by one full term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> William McKinley </Td> <Td> 7003165400000000000 ♠ 1,654 </Td> <Td> 25 ! 25th March 4 , 1897 -- September 14 , 1901 </Td> <Td> One full term ; assassinated 6 months and 2 days into second term , dying 8 days later , 6 months and 10 days into that term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Abraham Lincoln </Td> <Td> 7003150300000000000 ♠
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> President </Th> <Th> Length in days </Th> <Th> Order of presidency </Th> <Th> Number of terms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> 7003442200000000000 ♠ 4,422 </Td> <Td> 32 ! 32nd March 4 , 1933 -- April 12 , 1945 </Td> <Td> Three full terms ; died 2 months and 23 days into fourth term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> tie </Td> <Td> Thomas Jefferson </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 03 ! 3rd March 4 , 1801 -- March 4 , 1809 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Madison </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 04 ! 4th March 4 , 1809 -- March 4 , 1817 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Monroe </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 05 ! 5th March 4 , 1817 -- March 4 , 1825 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andrew Jackson </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 07 ! 7th March 4 , 1829 -- March 4 , 1837 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 18 ! 18th March 4 , 1869 -- March 4 , 1877 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grover Cleveland </Td> <Td> 2,922 </Td> <Td> 22 ! 22nd March 4 , 1885 -- March 4 , 1889 </Td> <Td> Two full terms ( non-consecutive ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 ! 24th March 4 , 1893 -- March 4 , 1897 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Woodrow Wilson </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 28 ! 28th March 4 , 1913 -- March 4 , 1921 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 34 ! 34th January 20 , 1953 -- January 20 , 1961 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 40 ! 40th January 20 , 1981 -- January 20 , 1989 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 42 ! 42nd January 20 , 1993 -- January 20 , 2001 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 43 ! 43rd January 20 , 2001 -- January 20 , 2009 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> 7003292200000000000 ♠ 2,922 </Td> <Td> 44 ! 44th January 20 , 2009 -- January 20 , 2017 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> George Washington </Td> <Td> 7003286500000000000 ♠ 2,865 </Td> <Td> 01 ! 1st April 30 , 1789 -- March 4 , 1797 </Td> <Td> Two full terms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Harry S. Truman </Td> <Td> 7003284000000000000 ♠ 2,840 </Td> <Td> 33 ! 33rd April 12 , 1945 -- January 20 , 1953 </Td> <Td> One partial term ( 3 years , 9 months , and 8 days ) , followed by one full term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Theodore Roosevelt </Td> <Td> 7003272800000000000 ♠ 2,728 </Td> <Td> 26 ! 26th September 14 , 1901 -- March 4 , 1909 </Td> <Td> One partial term ( 3 years , 5 months , and 18 days ) , followed by one full term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> <Td> 7003204100000000000 ♠ 2,041 </Td> <Td> 30 ! 30th August 2 , 1923 -- March 4 , 1929 </Td> <Td> One partial term ( 1 year , 7 months , and 2 days ) , followed by one full term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> 7003202700000000000 ♠ 2,027 </Td> <Td> 37 ! 37th January 20 , 1969 -- August 9 , 1974 </Td> <Td> One full term ; resigned 1 year , 6 months , and 20 days into second term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Lyndon B. Johnson </Td> <Td> 7003188600000000000 ♠ 1,886 </Td> <Td> 36 ! 36th November 22 , 1963 -- January 20 , 1969 </Td> <Td> One partial term ( 1 year , 1 month , and 29 days ) , followed by one full term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> William McKinley </Td> <Td> 7003165400000000000 ♠ 1,654 </Td> <Td> 25 ! 25th March 4 , 1897 -- September 14 , 1901 </Td> <Td> One full term ; assassinated 6 months and 2 days into second term , dying 8 days later , 6 months and 10 days into that term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Abraham Lincoln </Td> <Td> 7003150300000000000 ♠
who served the most terms as president of the united states
who served the most terms as president of the united states
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt