"This concise yet remarkably comprehensive history of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s race for a historically unique third term can serve as a helpful primer for students, historians, or political scientists seeking introductions to the issues, personalities, political activities, and electorate behavior in one of the most consequential elections in United States, indeed world, history."—The Historian
"The contributions of A Third Term for FDR are not limited to FDR or the 1940 election. Jeffries’ attention to detail illustrates how volatile America was in the 1930s and also examines transitions that the country was experiencing."—Congress & The Presidency
"A comprehensive, compelling, and concise narrative of the tumultuous 1940 presidential election cycle, mixing ideological clashes, personality conflicts, and voluminous electoral data. Jeffries’s book focuses attention on the domestic successes and intra-party corralling that enabled his unprecedented candidacy."—H-Net Reviews
"Has the right mix of interesting, often humorous stories, and academic and statistical analysis. Scholars, professional historians, and policy wonks will find it it be a great resource, and others, such as history buffs and political junkies, will appreciate its brisk pace, logical flow, and stunning relevancy to today’s current events and political fights."—The Living New Deal
"John Jeffries has written an expert examination of one of the most significant and dramatic elections in American history. His analysis skillfully weaves together party politics, foreign events, the third-term issue, voting patterns, and the vigorous campaigns of Franklin Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie."—Susan Dunn, author of 1940: FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler—the Election Amid the Storm
"Some presidential elections change the nation—the election of 1940 changed the world. Its lasting impact deserves the careful reexamination that John W. Jeffries offers."—Donald A. Ritchie, author of Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932
"A Third Term for FDR is a first-rate account of the first—and only—time in the United States a sitting president ran for reelection for a third term. John W. Jeffries, an outstanding political historian, provides a penetrating account of the economic and diplomatic stress that destabilized America in 1940 and led Franklin D. Roosevelt to take the unprecedented step of seeking to remain in the White House. Looking at both the forces that created the Roosevelt coalition and the pressures that put the world at risk, he provides a thoughtful and lively assessment of the aims and actions of both political parties as he analyzes persuasively the elements that produced a third, even though smaller, victory for FDR."—Allan M. Winkler, University Distinguished Professor of History (Emeritus), Miami University of Ohio
