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 .
Franklin D. Roosevelt, pictured in August 1944, was elected to both a third and fourth term, the only president to serve more than eight years. Franklin D. Roosevelt spent the months leading up to the 1940 Democratic National Convention refusing to state whether he would seek a third term.