Donald Trump joined a relatively small club on Nov 7: American presidents who failed to get re-elected for a second term in office. We look at Trump’s and other one-term U.S. presidents’ legacies, and discuss what we can learn about democracy and serving a nation’s mandate.



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<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/11/07/one-term-presidents-trump/">Donald Trump joined a relatively small club</a> on Nov 7: American presidents who failed to get re-elected for a second term in office. We look at Trump&rsquo;s and other one-term U.S. presidents&rsquo; legacies, and discuss what we can learn about democracy and serving a nation&rsquo;s mandate.

Image Source: Wikimedia Commons (Underwood &amp; Underwood, Washington;&nbsp;Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center;&nbsp;Library of Congress), Shutterstock&nbsp;

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