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Mar 10, 2023 · Here are 28 of President Obama's biggest accomplishments as President of the United States. 1 – Rescued the country from the Great Recession, cutting the unemployment rate from 10%...
t. e. Barack Obama 's tenure as the 44th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017. Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, took office following his victory over Republican nominee John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.
Dec 22, 2016 · Through eight years in office, Barack Obama used all the tools in a president’s kit to make significant changes: laws, rules, executive orders and the bully pulpit. Yet he couldn’t...
Nov 9, 2009 · Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States and the first African American president, was elected over Senator John McCain of Arizona on November 4, 2008. Obama, a former senator...
President Obama came into office during the Great Recession and his administration immediately enacted relief measures to mitigate the negative effects of the economic crisis. He signed legislation aimed at stimulating the economy by extending unemployment benefits and tax cuts, and authorizing federal spending on education, green energy, and ...
Jan 3, 2017 · In March 2012, we compiled a list of what were, at the time, President Barack Obama’s greatest achievements, to accompany our cover story, “ The Incomplete Greatness of Barack Obama .”...
During his first term he signed three signature bills: an omnibus bill to stimulate the economy, legislation making health care more accessible and affordable, and legislation reforming the...
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. He was the first African American President in U.S. history. Obama emerged as an unlikely candidate during the 2008 presidential campaign. He was born and raised in Hawaii.
Eight years later, after two terms in office, Obama could still look back on his presidency with the satisfaction of a clutch of landmark accomplishments achieved despite partisan opposition; however, his legacy of foreign and domestic achievements appeared precarious with the assumption of the presidency on January 20, 2017, by Donald Trump ...
President Obama announced plans to normalize foreign relations with Cuba in conjunction with President Castro, including reopening the U.S. Embassy in Havana in July 2015. The First Family visited Cuba in March 2016, making President Obama the first sitting President to visit the nation in 90 years.
