John Philip Sousa â The Stars And Stripes Forever lyrics. Let martial note in triumph float. And liberty extend its mighty hand; A flag appears 'mid thunderous cheers, The banner of the Western land. The emblem of the brave and true. Its folds protect no tyrant crew; The red and white and starry blue.
Confidence votes 252. FDR served for 12 years and 42 days. He served three full terms and died after serving less than three months of his fourth term. However his second term was less than four years, since the Inauguration date was moved from March 4 to January 20. He served from March 4, 1933 until he died on April 12, 1945 .
Roosevelt was the first president elected to a third term, and the only one to exceed eight years in office. While elected to twice as many terms as any other, his death in 1945 came early in his fourth term. The Twentieth Amendment shortened Roosevelt's first term by six weeks and limited his time in office to 12 years and 83 days, much less than the 16 years to which he was actually elected.