April 29th will mark the 100th day of President Obama's administration. Historians usually say that the first hundred days are key to what the president will be able to accomplish.
The January 27th Chicago Tribune ran an article recounting the first hundred days of the FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations, compiled by Adam Zoll and David Ingold.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the 1932 election carried the whole US except for Pennsylvania and a some of New England. He won the electoral college 472-59 and had an 18% margin of victory in the popular vote.
The 73rd Congress had a 313-117 Democrat majority in the House of Representatives and 59-36 Democratic majority in the Senate.
FIRST 100 DAY EVENTS:
BANK HOLIDAY-- March 6th-- All US banks closed so US Treasury can determine financial health. Those reopening are seen as solid, restoring public confidence in them.
NEW DEAL-- March 9th to June 16th-- Congress passes a series of recovery measures, creating the following agencies:
AAA-- Agricultural Adjustment Administration-- Limited farm production to raise prices.
CCC-- Civilian Conservation Corps-- Put the unemployed to work on conservation projects.
More to Come. --Cooter
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