hello, why was fdr president for 4 terms?
librarian: Hello Anonymous,
anonymous: hi
librarian: I'm a librarian an will try to answer your question
librarian: So you want to know why FDR was president for 4 terms?
anonymous: yeah, i want to find some info on term limits, like when they started, etc.
librarian: Ok,sounds good, hold on and let me do some research.
anonymous: ok, thanks
librarian: FDR was President for three terms as he was the President before the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. Click on this link to find out more about the 22nd Amenment...
librarian: Does this help you?
anonymous: yeah, that helps.
anonymous: do you know if there are any books or anything like that?
librarian: So the 22nd Amendment was signed into the Constitution in 1951, FDR was President from 1933-1945.
librarian: Let me look, Hold on a minute??
anonymous: ok
librarian: Anonymous, which public library do use?
librarian: I can search their catalog
anonymous: eugene
librarian: Great, one second!
librarian: Here is one... in the Eugene Public Library .... "Constitution translated for kids"
by Travis, Cathy.
anonymous: ok
librarian: Will a children's book work or do you need something else?
librarian: This will have a section on Amendments.
anonymous: mmm, maybe something for someone older?
librarian: You can also use any Encyclopedia
librarian: Ok, what age are you?
anonymous: 24
librarian: Oh, Ok , we need something better then, hold on..
librarian: Any of these books written about FDR after his time will surely have a section on his presidency and why limits were constructed after he left office
librarian: . FDR
by Smith, Jean Edward.
Publisher, Date: New York : Random House, 2007.
Description: xx, 858 p., [32] p. of plates ; 25 cm.
Call Number: 921 ROOSEVELT FRANKLIN ####
librarian: Here's another:
librarian: 26. The people and the president : America's conversation with FDR Add to My List
by Levine, Lawrence W.
... : America's conversation with FDR / Lawrence W. Levine and ...
Publisher, Date: Boston : Beacon Press, c2002.
Description: xii, 612 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number: 816.5 ROOSEVELT ####
librarian: And this One : 43. The presidential difference : leadership style from FDR to Clinton Add to My List
by Greenstein, Fred I.
... : leadership style from FDR to Clinton / Fred I. ...
Publisher, Date: New York : Martin Kessler Books, c2000.
Description: v, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number: 973.92 GREENSTEIN ####
librarian: Will these titles help you???
librarian: You can also search the Eugene Public Library's online resources and search for "FDR" and "term limits" within their magazines online...
anonymous: those books might help
anonymous: how do i search for magazines?
librarian: Anonymous, I thought EPL had all of their electronic resources online.. but apparently they don't . I think you have to go into one of the branches to use the databases.
librarian: I can't access them as I'm not in Eugene
anonymous: ok, i'll try that.
librarian: Ok, also jot down the titles of those books so you can look at them while you're there!
anonymous: ok, thanks!
librarian: You have a nice evening!
anonymous: thanks, you too!
librarian: goodbye
anonymous: bye
