{"id":3125,"date":"2017-01-24T10:10:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T10:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/?p=3125"},"modified":"2018-09-14T06:36:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T06:36:16","slug":"timeline-barack-obama-tenure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/timeline-barack-obama-tenure\/","title":{"rendered":"A Timeline Memorializing Barack Obama\u2019s Tenure Before He Is Trumped"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“There’s not a liberal America and a conservative America – there’s the United States of America”<\/p>\n

— Barack Obama<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

With January 20th drawing near, another presidency will be coming to an end. Barack Obama, the first African-American President the nation saw, will be handing over the reins to Donald J. Trump. A racist sexist businessman, who has declared bankruptcy four to six times, has been appointed President of a strong, yet already debt-ridden nation. This isn\u2019t exactly a very optimistic or pleasant discussion for many.<\/p>\n

However, we aren\u2019t here to discuss the infamies of Trump, or to congratulate him on being one of the few men in history to win an argument against a woman. We are here to commemorate or rather summarize Obama\u2019s run.<\/p>\n

November 4th, 2008 \u2013 Elected The 44th President Of United States Of America.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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January 20th, 2009 \u2013 Starts his presidency with promises of \u2018hope and change\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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January 22nd, 2009 \u2013 Sanctions an executive order to shut down Guant\u00e1namo detention camp within a year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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January 29th, 2009 \u2013 Signs his first legislation, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, to diminish pay discrimination.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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February 17th, 2009 \u2013 Signs a stimulus bill<\/strong><\/a> worth $787 billion, designed to create jobs in the troubled US economy, despite fervent opposition from the Republicans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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February 27th, 2009 \u2013 Promises to end US\u2019s combat mission in Iraq by 31\/08\/2010.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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March 9th, 2009 \u2013 Reverses the ban on federal spending, on stem-cell research, imposed by Bush.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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June 17th, 2009 – Senator Chris Dodd and Representative Barney Frank unveil Obama\u2019s Wall Street regulation plan to the Congress.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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July 10th, 2009 \u2013 GM emerges from bankruptcy as government acquires 61% stake and gives the firm a $50 billion loan. This bailout was supposedly to create 250,000 manufacturing jobs in the economy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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September 9th, 2009 \u2013 Republican representative Joe Wilson, gives a \u201cYou lie!\u201d shout-out, during Obama\u2019s health care address to the Congress.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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September 13th, 2009 \u2013 Obama declares Kanye West to be “a jackass”, after the latter interrupts Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech<\/strong><\/a>, at the MTV Video Music Awards. (Obama calls West ‘jackass’ a second time<\/strong><\/a> in 2012).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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October 9th, 2009 \u2013 Wins the Nobel Peace Prize<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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October 28th, 2009 \u2013 Signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act to prevent attacks over gender, sexual orientation and disability.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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November 6th, 2009 \u2013 Unemployment surpasses 10%, reaching highest point of recession.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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March 23rd, 2010 \u2013 Passes $940 billion health reform bill, called Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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March 28th 2010 \u2013 Makes surprise visit to Afghanistan to improve diplomatic relations and address troops deployed there.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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July 21st, 2010 – The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is made effective.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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August 1st, 2010 \u2013 Declares Iraq War to be over.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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September 1st, 2010 \u2013 Holds peace talks between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington. Others in attendance were Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and King Abdullah II of Jordan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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December 22nd, 2010 \u2013 Signs the Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell Repeal Act which allows LGBT people, serving in the US armed forces, to be open about their sexual orientation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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March 19th, 2011 \u2013 US, UK and France attack Muammar Gaddafi’s forces<\/strong><\/a> in Libya.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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May 2nd, 2011 \u2013 US Special Forces kill Osama bin Laden during a night raid on his safe house in Abbottabad, Pakistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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May 16th, 2011 \u2013 Debt-ceiling<\/strong><\/a> is reached for the first time since the 1995 government shutdown.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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May 25th, 2011 \u2013 Obama becomes the first US resident to address the UK Parliament.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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September 6th, 2011 \u2013 Nominated for the 2012 Presidential Race at a Democratic Party Convention held in Charlotte.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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October 21st, 2011 \u2013 Fulfils a 2008 campaign pledge, by announcing the withdrawal of all US troops stationed in Iraq; thereby ending the war.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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May 9th, 2012 \u2013 Shows support for LGBT marriages, changing his earlier stance against same-sex marriages. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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June 15th, 2012 \u2013 Announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy for undocumented immigrants.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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August 20th, 2012 \u2013 Obama issues a \u2018red line\u2019 warning to the Assad regime in Syria, over the use of chemical weapons.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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November 6th, 2012 \u2013 Wins re-election, trouncing Republican candidate, Mitt Romney.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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December 19th, 2012 \u2013 Named Tim Magazine\u2019s \u2018Person of the Year\u2019 for a second time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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January 2nd, 2013 \u2013 Signed compromise bill into the law, to prevent the US from falling off the ‘fiscal cliff<\/strong><\/a>’.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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January 16th, 2013 \u2013 Suggests overhaul of gun laws, after Newtown shooting, to avert further cases of gun violence. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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January 20th, 2013 \u2013 Begins his second term as President. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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February 4th, 2013 \u2013 Adds the No Budget, No Pay<\/strong><\/a> Act into the law.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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March 7th, 2013 \u2013 Issued the Violence Against Women Act.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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June 5th, 2013 \u2013 Edward Snowden<\/strong><\/a> leaks government documents, containing confidential information about NSA’s covert mass surveillance<\/strong><\/a> plans, over US citizens.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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June 25th, 2013 \u2013 Presents US\u2019s first ever green-strategy to curb climate change.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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October 1st, 2013 \u2013 Government shuts down after Congress fails to pass legislation raising the debt ceiling.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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October 17th, 2013 \u2013 Signs legislation to lift the debt ceiling, bringing the government shut-down to an end.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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November 24th, 2013 \u2013 Finally reaches a compromise with Iran; a 6-month deal lifting sanctions, if they peg their nuclear program.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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February 28th, 2014 \u2013 Accuses Russia of a military invasion in Crimea, southern Ukraine, and warns Kremlin of the costs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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August 7th, 2014 \u2013 Authorizes targeted airstrikes to be administered in Iraq.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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November 4th 2014 \u2013 Republicans take control of the Congress, which might poses a headache for Obama.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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November 20th, 2014 \u2013 Allows 5 million undocumented immigrants to solicit for work permits, bypassing the Congress and angering the Republicans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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December 17th, 2014 \u2013 Orders restoration and normalization of all diplomatic relations with Cuba.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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December 28th, 2014 \u2013 Declares end of US troops\u2019 combat mission in Afghanistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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July 14th, 2015 \u2013 Finalizes deal with Iran in making drastic cuts to their nuclear program. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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November 30th, 2015 \u2013 Attends UN Climate Change Conference, taking place in Paris, and backs the climate change agreement. Also, Obama gives a speech at the conference, along with 151 world leaders, including David Cameron and Vladimir Putin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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April 22nd, 2016 \u2013 Makes a 3 day visit to the UK. There in a joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, advises UK against leaving the EU. Enlightening the public about the supposed repercussions of such an action like being put in the \u2018back of the queue\u2019 during trade deals and negotiations with the US.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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May 27th, 2016 \u2013 Becomes the first US President in office, to visit Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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July 28th, 2014 \u2013 Wills Hillary Clinton to win the elections and triumph over Donald Trump, whom he calls a \u201chome-grown demagogue\u201d, during an address at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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September 28th, 2016 \u2013 Congress overrides Obama\u2019s veto on the \u2018Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism\u2019 (JASTA) legislation, giving families of the 9\/11 victims right to sue the Saudi government.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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November 8th, 2016 \u2013 Donald Trump bests Hillary Clinton<\/strong><\/a>, in what is considered one of the Brobdingnagian upsets in US’s political history. Trump becomes the 45th President of the country, leaving both the House and Senate under Republican control.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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November 15th, 2016 – Embarks on his last international trip as the President of the United States, making Athens his first stop.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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December 23rd, 2016 \u2013 Eschews from voting in US Security Council\u2019s bill, which declares all Israeli settlements in Palestine illegal; unlike prior times when the US would veto any such resolutions going against Israel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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December 28th, 2016 \u2013 Decrees two new national monuments, thereby protecting more than 150 million acres of land in Utah and Nevada which hosts some sacred Native American sites.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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December 30th, 2016 \u2013 Expels 35 Russian diplomats and places several sanctions on Russia, on charges of executing a cyber-attack in the 2016 elections against the Democratic National Committee, which according to US intelligence was supposedly to help Trump gain victory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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January 16th to 20th, 2017 \u2013 14 more detainees transferred<\/strong><\/a> out of Guantanamo Bay prison, leaving just 41<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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