Why did Coolidge not run? Because there was the two term tradition. There wasn't the amendment yet. But he. Because he took office more than halfway into Harding's term, he Coolidge could have run in 28 without violating the two term tradition. And he chose not to. Exactly. Right. Right. The amendment was written to avoid repeating Franklin Roosevelt later. So I think there are two reasons. (17:33–17:44)
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