John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, James Polk, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Rutherford Hayes, Chester Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Taft, Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and George Bush all served only one term (four years). William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, James Garfield, Warren Harding, and John F. Kennedy all served under four years due to death by disease, poor health, or assassination.
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Every Four Years
One presidential term lasts for 4 years. A president may serve only 2 terms (consecutive or otherwise) meaning a president may only hold the office for eight years total. The only exception to this rule has been Franklin D. Roosevelt who was president for four terms from 1933 until 1945.
Four years. This is called a "term." No president can serve more than 2 consecutive terms, but can be elected again following a term that they did not serve as president.
In the United States, the president's term of office is four years. For many years, presidents were expected to serve no more than two consecutive terms, but there was no law about it-- in fact, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four times. But in 1951, the 22nd Amendment went into effect and now no president can serve more than two consecutive terms, or eight years.
One term is 4 years.