Conversation so far:
What position was Franklin D.
Roosevelt running for in 1940?
Roosevelt would run for an unprecedented third term.
What was the response to this?
Roosevelt refused to give a definitive statement as to his willingness to be.
What was he unable to say?
as to his willingness to be a candidate again, and he even indicated to some.
What did he indicate?
he even indicated to some ambitious Democrats, such as James Farley, that he would not.

Question: What did he chose not to do?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Franklin D. Roosevelt chose not to do during the 1940 Election?