One of my favorite trivia questions ever may be smashed to pieces next year. Let me set up the question. FDR served the longest term as U.S. president – from March 1933 to April 1945, more than 12 years. OK, how many people born during those 12 years were later elected president? The answer: a big, fat zero.
The turning point occurred in 1993, when George H.W. Bush, who served in World War II, was succeeded by Bill Clinton, who was born after World War II.
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