George Washington s President Of The United States

In 1789, George Washington became the first elected President of the United States. President George Washington stayed in office for two terms (eight years), after which he decided to â€Å"step-down† or not to run again. His friends tried to convince him to run again, but he already had his mind made up. His successor John Adams continued to follow in George Washington’s footsteps and only served two terms. This started a tradition where Presidents generally only serve as Chief of State, Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander-In-Chief, Chief Legislator, Chief of Party, and Economic Planner of a maximum of eight years. In present day (2015) there have been forty-three presidents in the United States, (forty-four if you count Grover†¦show more content†¦Within the same timeframe he met Eleanor Roosevelt and fell in love with her.† (Freidel). After graduating from Harvard University, he married Eleanor Roosevelt and attended Columbia University Law Scho ol located in Manhattan, New York. After passing the New York Bar and becoming a lawyer, Roosevelt worked under several law firms. However, this was not how he wanted his life to go. â€Å"Following the example of his fifth cousin, President Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt entered public service through politics, but as a Democrat (Theodore Roosevelt was a Republican). In 1910 Franklin Roosevelt won his race for Senate in New York and around the same time President Wilson appointed him Assistant Secretary of the navy. Ten years later he was the nominee for the Vice President of the Democratic Presidential Ticket of 1920 (The White House Staff). Unfortunately, he and his running mate lost the election. A year later, still highly involved in politics, at the age of 39 he contracted poliomyelitis. WebMD defines poliomyelitis (also known as polio) as â€Å"a highly infectious viral disease passed from person to person. It invades the nervous system and can paralyze a perso n within hours†(WebMD Editors). After contracting Polio, his legs became paralyzed. â€Å"He had been an athlete a man who loved to swim and sail, to play tennis and golf, to run in the