Obama’s First Year: By the Numbers
merriemarie says:
"Nothing special," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs when asked what President Obama is doing today to mark the end of his 1st year in office and the start of his 2nd.
(at left, President Obama takes the oath of office, Jan. 20, 2009.)
To hear Gibbs tell it, no one at the White House is much interested in noting the one year milestone.
"It's an ann... read more
To hear Gibbs tell it, no one at the White House is much interested in noting the one year milestone.
But it is a milestone, the most important so far on Mr. Obama’s watch and a natural moment for taking stock – or in the case of this report: number crunching
SPEECHES, COMMENTS & REMARKS: 411
• Includes 52 addresses or statements specifically on his health care proposals.
• He used a TelePrompTer at least 178 times.
NEWS CONFERENCES: 42
• Of which 5 were formal, solo White House Q&A sessions. Four were in prime time
INTERVIEWS: 158.
• This is a striking number of interviews and far more than any of his recent predecessors
TOWN HALL MEETINGS: 23
FOREIGN TRAVEL: 10 foreign trips to 21 nations (4 of them twice)
FLIGHTS ON AIR FORCE ONE: 160
FLIGHTS ON MARINE ONE: 193
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