He couldn't tell a lie' Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) dressed as George Washington, holding an axe labelled "1912 Candidacy", and with his left hand on his chin, he ponders chopping down a cherry tree which has a quote carved into it that states "'The wise custom which limits the president to two terms regards the substance and not the form, and under no circumstance will I be a candidate for or accept another term' T.R. Nov. 9, 1904".