华盛顿,美国独立战争后的第一任总统,他于1789年至1796年连任两届总统。1797年,66岁的华盛顿,作出了一个惊人之举,拒绝连任。 根据当时美国完法规定,总统每届任期4年,可以连任,且不限制连任次数。华盛顿第一届任期4年已满时,即提出退休,他是在别人恳求之后才同意参加新政的,为的是帮助 Washington, the first president after the American War, served two terms of office between 1789 and 1796. In 1797, 66-year-old Washington made an amazing move, refusing to be reelected. According to the law of the United States at that time, the President was elected for a term of four years each term, with no restriction on the number of re-appointments. When Washington first completed his four-year term of office, he proposed retirement. He agreed to participate in the New Deal only after his plea was made, in order to help