Posted in HNN, Obama Presidency, tagged Allan Lichtman, Barack Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Fred Greenstein, Gil Troy, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Julian Zelizer, Peniel Joseph, Timothy Geithner on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
IN FOCUS: STATS
Pete Souza/The White House
President Obama in the Oval Office on Wednesday. More Photos >
In Focus: Stats
The Gallup Organization survey: 68 percent of Americans approve of Obama’s performance as the nation’s chief executive. – AP, 1-25-09
What History Foretells for Obama’s First Job Approval Rating: Barack Obama can expect to [...]
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President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address
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Inaugural Address
By President Barack Hussein Obama
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you’ve bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.
I thank President Bush for his service to our nation — [...]
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Posted in HNN, Poiltical Highlights, tagged Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Ellen Fitzpatrick, George W. Bush, Gil Troy, Hillary Clinton, Inauguration, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Julian Zelizer, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, Peniel Joseph, Richard Brookhiser, Rick Warren, Ted Kennedy on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY: THE INAUGURATION
IN FOCUS: INAUGURATION DAY STATS
Doug Mills/The New York Times
In Focus: Stats
Americans flooded D.C. for historic presidential inauguration: They came from across America, a buoyant and determined crowd of well over 1 million people, confronting numbing cold and logistical disarray to witness a profound moment in history. – [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Allan Lichtman, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Caroline Kennedy, Dorris Kearns Goodwin, Douglas Brinkley, Eric Cantor, Eric Rauchway, George W. Bush, Gil Troy, Harold Holzer, Jeb Bush, John McCain, Julian Zelizer, Robert Dall, Robert Dallek, Rod Blagojevich, Srah Palin on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
POLITICS & PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION WATCH:
IN FOCUS: The Bush Presidency
President Bush met in the Oval Office on Wednesday with President-elect Barack Obama and former Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. (Photos: Doug Mills/ The New York Times)
In Focus:
Bush, issue by issue: A look at the ups and downs of George W. Bush’s [...]
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