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On Thurs. 18 Jul 1940 Franklin Roosevelt received an almost unanimous in.....

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The story

Franklin Roosevelt received an almost unanimous invitation at the Democrat Convention in Chicago, Illinois, United States to stand as the party's candidate for the 1940 presidential election. If elected he would become the first US President to remain in office for more than two terms CPC,

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