20 Mind-Blowing Facts About Bill Clinton

13. He Was The First Democrat To Win A Second Term Since FDR

Bill Clinton Oath Gif Not since Franklin D Roosevelt won a second term in 1936 had a Democratic President claimed two consecutive election victories - but Bill Clinton changed all of that in 1996. FDR actually won four straight elections due to the fact he served during World War II, while Lyndon B Johnson was in the White House for six years having taken office following John F Kennedy's assassination in November 1963. But Clinton served his two full four-year terms, meaning he was in the White House from January 20, 1993, until January 20, 2001.
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