# President Obama's First 100 Days - various tidbits of info **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 29, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obamas-first-100-days-various-tidbits-of-info/494720 "2009-04-29T11:17:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obamas-first-100-days-various-tidbits-of-info/494720/1 "2009-04-29T11:17:39Z")
(This list stolen from elsewhere, but it’s worth passing on.) > [@](#): > > Signed Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act > Created White House Council on Women and Girls > Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel > Banished lobbyists from Government > Commitment to Transparency and Open Government > Transformed White House website > Initiated YouTube weekly address > Signed State Children’s Health Insurance Program > Memorandum on Presidential Signing Statements > Established White House Office of Urban Affairs > Established Chief Performance Office and Chief Technology Officer > Appointed George Mitchell special envoy to the Middle East > Traveled to Canada to discuss trade and diplomatic relations > Established President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board > Established Domestic Policy Council > Passage of Recovery Bill with stimulus to create jobs and [recovery.gov](http://recovery.gov) to track spending and access to all > Passage of 2010 budget, instituting a more honest accounting of spending > Instituted a pay freeze for federal workers > Commitment to Clean Energy > Commitment to reform No Child Left Behind > Called for a comprehensive review and reform of DOD budget > Instituted bank stress tests > Instituted program to refinance home loans @ [makinghomeaffordable.gov/](http://makinghomeaffordable.gov/) > Conducted auto recovery review/recommendations > Called for overhauling the procurement and contracting process > Established The White House Office Of Health Reform > Put an end to torture as a policy of the United States > Plan to withdraw from Iraq > Executive Order to close Guantanamo > Transfer of Detainee to Control of the Attorney General > Major review of Afghanistan and a new plan > Removed Barriers to Stem Cell Research > Attended G20 and NATO meetings and formed new relationships to improve our security and national interests > Trip to Iraq to address the troops in Baghdad/met with Maliki > Opened up family financial support/travel to Cuba > Initiated nuclear non-proliferation talks > Commitment to high-speed rail > Commitment to improve Veteran’s benefits, including digitzing medical records > Commitment to improve border security with Mexico to stop the flow of drugs and weapons > Traveled to Mexico and Summit of the Americas > Approved California Request for Waiver Under the Clean Air Act > Charged the Economic Recovery Advisory Board with tax code reform > Handled crisis with Somali pirates > Implemented small business and student loan lending initiatives Proposed reform for the student loan process > Signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act > Initiated credit card protection legislation > Commitment to basic scientific research with funding and tax credits > Appointed a President’s Advisory Council on Science & Technology to promote scientific and technological advancement, including international cooperation > Tripled the number of fellowships in science Thanks anonymous guy. I knew about all this stuff but I hadn’t been keeping an actual list myself. I know there’s lots more too. For instance, just yesterday he [revoked](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/28/obama-administration-revokes-bush-era-rule-on-endangered-species/) a Bush-era regulation that undermined the Endangered Species Act. Plus, according to [PolitiFact](http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/), President Obama has taken action on 106 of his campaign promises so far. Here’s how they break down. Tracking Obama’s promises 27 - Promise Kept 7 - Compromise 6 - Promise Broken 3 - Stalled 63 - In the Works 408 - No Action [yet] According to the latest [Pew poll](http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8365260), President Obama’s approval rating is 63%, the highest of any president at the 100 day mark since Ronald Reagan. [Gallup](http://www.gallup.com/poll/118054/100-Days-Obama-Approval-Broad-Deep.aspx) shows him at 65%. Fox News(!) shows him at 62%! From Sam Stein: [10 Achievements You Didn’t Know About](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/29/obamas-first-100-days-10_n_192603.html) There will be a prime-time live press conference tonight (Wednesday) at 8:pm Eastern. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obamas-first-100-days-various-tidbits-of-info/494720/2 "2009-04-29T11:39:29Z")
I don’t know how that smiley face got there. I didn’t notice it because I didn’t preview down that far. Anyway, I forgot to add the other countries he’s traveled to in his first 100 days, getting a nice head start on world diplomacy. They are mentioned in the list, but not always specifically by name. So far he’s been to: Canada England France Germany Czech Republic Turkey Iraq Mexico Trinidad and Tobago And he got his girls the dog he promised!