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What position was Franklin D. Roosevelt running for in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt was running for his third term of presidency in 1940.
What was the response to Franklin D. Roosevelt running for a third term of presidency?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1940 election with 55% of the popular vote, 38 of the 48 states, and almost 85% of the electoral vote.

Question: What was he unable to say?
Self-contained rewrite: What was Franklin D. Roosevelt unable to say?