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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, standing at center and facing left just above the eagle, takes the presidential oath of office for the third time in 1941. FDR Presidential Library and Museum via Flickr

April 19, 2021

Has any US president ever served more than eight years?

David Yalof, University of Connecticut

Only one president has done so – Franklin Delano Roosevelt – but others considered it, and even tried.

There are already reports that Trump is mulling a run in 2024. Caitlin O'Hara/Getty Images

November 16, 2020

Trump 2024? Presidential comebacks have mixed success

Robert Speel, Penn State

Only one American president – Grover Cleveland – has lost reelection and then won back his office.

Journalists, like these Associated Press staffers, have always worked hard to report election results quickly – and accurately. AP Photo

November 3, 2020

Election night has been a big media event since electric lights first announced the winner in 1892

Mike Conway, Indiana University

Journalists want to be first to tell the public who won, but the 2020 election night news frenzy may be very different from past years’ coverage.

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters about President Trump’s positive coronavirus test outside the White House on Oct. 2, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty

October 13, 2020

A brief history of presidents disclosing – or trying to hide – health problems

David E. Clementson, University of Georgia

President Trump was direct in announcing he had COVID-19. But presidents in the past have been very good at deceiving the public about the state of their health. Which direction will Trump go now?

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