He won re-election in 1912 before resigning shortly after starting his second term to accept the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson.
He served throughout World War I, then resigned in 1920 to run for Vice President of the United States as a part of James M. Cox's campaign.
His popularity as a result of his handling of the Great Depression in the state allowed him to win re-election by a much wider margin in 1930.
He became the first and only president to win an unprecedented third and fourth terms in 1940 and 1944, in which he continued to enjoy relatively comfortable margins of victory due to his favorable handling of World War II and the persisting popularity of the New Deal.
Roosevelt would die in office less than three months into his fourth term, being succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman.
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