100 Days
Approaching the 100 day milestone of the Obama Administration the following information is presented to give some historic reference to the occasion. 100 days for Napoleon does not seem to have worked out so well. Since FDR’s New Deal has a connection to the Obama agenda the item below suggests he is having similar luck with Congress but perhaps for different reasons. And last but not least some quotes from Barack Obama to highlight his 100 days.
Other related items may be presented during this week. Thanks to Wikipedia and AP for the excerpts.
Stanford Matthews
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The Hundred Days, sometimes known as the Hundred Days of Napoleon or Napoleon’s Hundred Days for specificity, marked the period between Napoleon Bonaparte’s return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815 (a period of 111 days)
This set the stage for the last conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo,[5] the restoration of the French monarchy for the second time and the permanent exile of Napoleon to the distant island of Saint Helena, where he died in May 1821.
The First Hundred Days
Having won a victory in the United States presidential election of 1932, and with his party having decisively swept Congressional elections across the nation, Roosevelt entered office with unprecedented political capital. Americans of all political persuasions were demanding immediate action, and Roosevelt responded with a remarkable series of new programs in the “first hundred days” of the administration, in which he met with Congress for 100 days. During those 100 days of lawmaking, Congress granted every request Roosevelt asked.
Quotes for Obama’s 100 Days….
“I will be held accountable. You know, I’ve got four years. … If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.” — Interview aired Feb. 2 on NBC’s “Today” show. (from AP)
“I’m here on television saying I screwed up.” — Interview with NBC’s “Nightly News with Brian Williams,” on Feb. 3, after abruptly abandoning his nomination fight for Tom Daschle a little more than 24 hours after he had said he was “absolutely” committed to his health nominee. Obama did similar interviews that day with all five television networks. (AP)
“It’s hard to move around out there sometimes, so I’ve got to bring the world to me.” — At a March 4 dinner with congressional leaders, Cabinet members and White House aides. (AP)