US Presidents are elected to a four year term, and can serve another. The US Constitution does not allow any more than two full terms. Then , why did President Dwight D Eisenhower serve for 12 (twelve) years ? Eisenhower served two full terms, a total of eight years. The only U.S. President to serve 12 years was Franklin Roosevelt, and the Constitutional amendment limiting how often a President may run for reelection was a direct result.
EIsenhower was president Civil war was 1861-1865
President Gerald Ford held the office of the presidency for 2.42 years.
The president can serve up to eight years, which is two terms. A term is four years. A limit has been set, so our government will not become a dictatorship.
In the usa, the president can serve up to two terms, each being 4 years. The president can only serve the second term if he/she is elected again.
President Eisenhower's given name was Dwight David Eisenhower. He was often called by the nickname Ike, and was the 34th President of the United States.
Eisenhower was the 34th President, in office 1953-61.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States.Eisenhower was our 34th president. He served from 1953 through 1961.Dwight David Eisenhower 1953-1961. He was president number 34.
He was a career military officer for 36 years
Eisenhower was a career military officer for 36 years - he held no elected office before becoming President
He was a career military officer for 36 years
Dwight Eisenhower served 2 terms while in office.
1953-1957 for his first term of presidency 1957-1961 for his second term of presidency In all Dwight D. Eisenhower was president for eight years (1953-1961)
Dwight D. Eisenhower served as President of the United States between January 20, 1953 and January 20, 1961. Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, over seven years after the end of Eisenhower's term as President.
Nixon was VP under President Eisenhower.
Dwight Eisenhower was a Republican who served eight of these years, from 1953 to 1961.
Dwight D. Eisenhower served two 4-terms for a total of 8 years as President of the United States of America, from 1953 January 20 to 1961 January 20. This was the only political office that Eisenhower held in his lifetime, as he came from a military background, famously acting as the Supreme Allied Commander of Allied Forces in Europe after WWII. Before becoming the 34th president, Eisenhower was a five-star general who served during World War 2.