Barack Obama - Presidency

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President Barack Obama
44th President of the United States
Assumed office: January 20, 2009
Born August 4, 1961 Birth name Barack Hussein Obama II Nationality American Political party Democratic Party Spouse Michelle Obama (m. 1992) Political party Democratic Party Religion Christian Liberation Theology Signature
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Barack Obama's Presidency

Controversies

Rod Blagojevich Scandal

In 2010, Obama was caught in a lie over what he knew about Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s scheme to sell the president’s vacated Senate seat. Blagojevich’s former Chief of Staff John Harris testified that Obama had personal knowledge of Blago’s plot to obtain a presidential cabinet position in exchange for appointing a candidate handpicked by the President. In fact, according to Harris’s court testimony, Obama sent Blagojevich a list of “acceptable” Senate candidates to fill his old seat. Obama was interviewed by the FBI even before he was sworn into office. He claimed he and his staff had no contact with Blagojevich’s office. Unfortunately federal prosecutors never called the President or his staff to testify under oath.^[1]

"Buying Healthcare"

The President broke his famous pledge to televise healthcare negotiations. In what is now known as the “Cornhusker Kickback” scheme, Obama and the Democrats in the Senate “purchased” the vote of one of the last Democrat hold-outs, Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson, who opposed Obamacare over the issue of covering abortions with taxpayer funds. Nelson abandoned his opposition to Obamacare after receiving millions of dollars in federal aid for his home-state, helping to give the Democrats the 60 votes they needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. The same goes for Louisiana Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu, who received a $100 million payoff in what has been called “The Louisiana Purchase.” (The Kickback was so corrupt that Democrats stripped it out at the last minute. The Louisiana Purchase, on the other hand, became law of the land.)^[1]

Obama on the New Kenyan Constitution

President Barack Obama instructed his ambassador Michael Ranneberger to support the referendum process so that the proposed constitution was passed on August 4, 2010. Obama wanted the new constitution passed because it is one of the key reforms under the Agenda Four package that the coalition government agreed to implement when it came to power. Other key reforms were land reform, the creation of a new electoral commission, the establishment of new electoral boundaries and the creation of a truth and reconciliation commission.^[2]

Executive Orders

Number	Title/Description	Date Signed
EO 13489	Presidential Records	2009-01-21
EO 13490	Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel	2009-01-21
EO 13491	Ensuring Lawful Interrogations	2009-01-22
EO 13492	Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities	2009-01-22
EO 13493	Review of Detention Policy Options	2009-01-26
EO 13494	Economy in Government Contracting	2009-01-30
EO 13495	Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service	2009-01-30
EO 13496	Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Law	2009-01-30
EO 13497	Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Regulatory Planning and Review	2009-01-30
EO 13498	Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships	2009-02-05
EO 13499	Further Amendments to Executive Order 12835, Establishment of the National Economic Council	2009-02-05
EO 13500	Further Amendments to Executive Order 12859, Establishment of the Domestic Policy Council	2009-02-05
EO 13501	Establishment of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board	2009-02-06
EO 13502	Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects	2009-02-06
EO 13503	Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs	2009-02-19
EO 13504	Amending Executive Order 13390	2009-02-20
EO 13505	Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells	2009-03-09
EO 13506	Establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls	2009-03-11
EO 13507	Establishment of the White House Office of Health Reform	2009-04-08
EO 13508	Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration	2009-05-12
EO 13509	Establishing a White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers	2009-06-23
EO 13510	Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to the Republic of Belarus	2009-07-10
EO 13511	Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees	2009-09-29
EO 13512	Amending Executive Order 13390	2009-09-29
EO 13513	Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving	2009-10-01
EO 13514	Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance	2009-10-05
EO 13515	Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs	2009-10-14
EO 13516	Amending Executive Order 13462	2009-10-28
EO 13517	Amendments to Executive Orders 13183 and 13494	2009-10-30
EO 13518	Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government	2009-11-09
EO 13519	Establishment of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force	2009-11-17
EO 13520	Reducing Improper Payments	2009-11-20
EO 13521	Establishing the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues	2009-11-24
EO 13522	Creating Labor-Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government Services	2009-12-11
EO 13523	Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies on Thursday, December 24, 2009	2009-12-11
EO 13524	Amending Executive Order 12425 Designating Interpol as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities	2009-12-16
EO 13525	Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay	2009-12-23
EO 13526	Classified National Security Information	2009-12-29
EO 13527	Establishing Federal Capability for the Timely Provision of Medical Countermeasures Following a Biological Attack	2009-12-30
EO 13528	Establishment of the Council of Governors	2010-01-11
EO 13529	Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty	2010-01-16
EO 13530	President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability	2010-01-29
EO 13531	National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform	2010-02-18
EO 13532	Promoting Excellence, Innovation, and Sustainability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities	2010-02-26
EO 13533	Providing an Order of Succession within the Department of Defense	2010-03-01
EO 13534	National Export Initiative	2010-03-11
EO 13535	Ensuring Enforcement and Implementation of Abortion Restrictions in the Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act	2010-03-24
EO 13536	Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Somalia	2010-04-12
EO 13537	Interagency Group on Insular Areas	2010-04-14
EO 13538	Establishing the President's Management Advisory Board	2010-04-19
EO 13539	President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology	2010-04-21
EO 13540	Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development	2010-04-26
EO 13541	Temporary Organization to Facilitate a Strategic Partnership with the Republic of Iraq	2010-05-07
EO 13542	Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture	2010-05-13
EO 13543	National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling	2010-05-21
EO 13544	Establishing the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council	2010-06-10
EO 13545	President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition	2010-06-22
EO 13546	Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States	2010-07-02
EO 13547	Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes	2010-07-19
EO 13548	Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities	2010-07-26
EO 13549	Classified National Security Information Programs for State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities	2010-08-18
EO 13550	Establishment of Pakistan and Afghanistan Support Office	2010-08-18
EO 13551	Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to North Korea	2010-08-30
EO 13552	2010 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States	2010-08-31
EO 13553	Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to Serious Human Rights Abuses by the Government of Iran and Taking Certain Other Actions	2010-09-28
EO 13554	Establishing the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force	2010-10-05
EO 13555	White House Initiative On Educational Excellence For Hispanics	2010-10-19
EO 13556	Controlled Unclassified Information	2010-11-04
EO 13557	Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice	2010-11-04
EO 13558	Export Coordination Enforcement Center	2010-11-09
EO 13559	Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations	2010-11-17
EO 13560	White House Council for Community Solutions	2010-12-14
EO 13561	Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay	2010-12-22
EO 13562	Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent Graduates	2010-12-27
EO 13563	Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review	2011-01-18
EO 13564	Establishment of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness	2011-01-31
EO 13565	Establishment of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committees	2011-02-08
EO 13566	Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Libya	2011-02-25
EO 13567	Periodic Review of Individuals Detained at Guantánamo Bay Naval Station Pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force	2011-03-07
EO 13568	Extending Provisions of the International Organization Immunities Act to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo	2011-03-08
EO 13569	Amendments to Executive Orders 12824, 12835, 12859, and 13532, Reestablishment Pursuant to Executive Order 13498, and Revocation of Executive Order 13507	2011-04-05
EO 13570	Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to North Korea	2011-04-18
EO 13571	Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service	2011-04-27
EO 13572	Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to Human Rights Abuses in Syria	2011-04-29
EO 13573	Blocking Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria	2011-05-18
EO 13574	Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as Amended	2011-05-23
EO 13575	Establishment of the White House Rural Council	2011-06-09
EO 13576	Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government	2011-06-13
EO 13577	Establishment of the SelectUSA Initiative	2011-06-15
EO 13578	Coordinating Policies on Automotive Communities and Workers	2011-07-06
EO 13579	Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies	2011-07-11
EO 13580	Interagency Working Group on Coordination of Domestic Energy Development and Permitting in Alaska	2011-07-12
EO 13581	Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations	2011-07-24
EO 13582	Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Syria	2011-08-17
EO 13583	Establishing a Coordinated Government-Wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce	2011-08-18
EO 13584	Developing an Integrated Strategic Counterterrorism Communications Initiative and Establishing a Temporary Organization to Support Certain Government-Wide Communications Activities Directed Abroad	2011-09-09
EO 13585	Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees	2011-09-30
EO 13586	Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and Their Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations	2011-10-06
EO 13587	Structural Reforms to Improve the Security of Classified Networks and the Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of Classified Information	2011-10-07
EO 13588	Reducing Prescription Drug Shortages	2011-10-31
EO 13589	Promoting Efficient Spending	2011-11-09
EO 13590	Authorizing the Imposition of Certain Sanctions with Respect to the Provision of Goods, Services, Technology, or Support for Iran's Energy and Petrochemical Sectors	2011-11-20
EO 13591	Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees	2011-11-23
EO 13592	Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities	2011-12-02
EO 13593	2011 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States	2011-12-13
EO 13594	Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay	2011-12-19
EO 13595	Instituting a National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security	2011-12-19
EO 13596	Amendments to Executive Orders 12131 and 13539	2011-12-19
EO 13597	Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness	2012-01-19
EO 13598	Assignment of Functions Relating to Certain Promotion and Appointment Actions in the Armed Forces	2012-01-27
EO 13599	Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian Financial Institutions	2012-02-05
EO 13600	Establishing the President's Global Development Council	2012-02-09
EO 13601	Establishment of the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center	2012-02-28
EO 13602	Establishing a White House Council on Strong Cities, Strong Communities	2012-03-15
EO 13603	National Defense Resources Preparedness	2012-03-16
EO 13604	Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects	2012-03-22
EO 13605	Supporting Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Resources	2012-04-13
EO 13606	Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry into the United States of Certain Persons with Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via Information Technology	2012-04-23
EO 13607	Establishing Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions Serving Service Members, Veterans, Spouses, and Other Family Members	2012-04-27
EO 13608	Prohibiting Certain Transactions with and Suspending Entry into the United States of Foreign Sanctions Evaders with Respect to Iran and Syria	2012-05-01
EO 13609	Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation	2012-05-01
EO 13610	Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens	2012-05-10
EO 13611	Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or Stability of Yemen	2012-05-16
EO 13612	Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture	2012-05-21
EO 13613	Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Commerce	2012-05-21
EO 13614	Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency	2012-05-21
EO 13615	Providing an Order of Succession Within the Office of Management and Budget	2012-05-21
EO 13616	Accelerating Broadband Infrastructure Deployment	2012-06-14
EO 13617	Blocking Property of the Government of the Russian Federation Relating to the Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted From Nuclear Weapons	2012-06-25
EO 13618	Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions	2012-07-06
EO 13619	Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or Stability of Burma	2012-07-11
EO 13620	Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia	2012-07-20
EO 13621	White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans	2012-07-26
EO 13622	Authorizing Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran	2012-07-30
EO 13623	Preventing and Responding to Violence Against Women and Girls Globally	2012-08-10
EO 13624	Accelerating Investment in Industrial Energy Efficiency	2012-08-30
EO 13625	Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members, and Military Families	2012-08-31
EO 13626	Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration	2012-09-10
EO 13627	Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking In Persons In Federal Contracts	2012-09-25
EO 13628	Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Additional Sanctions with respect to Iran	2012-10-09
EO 13629	Establishing the White House Homeland Security Partnership Council	2012-10-26

Timeline of Barack Obama's Presidency

• Timeline of the Presidency of Barack Obama (2009)^[3]
• Timeline of the Presidency of Barack Obama (2010)^[3]
• Timeline of the Presidency of Barack Obama (2011)^[3]

Sources

• Disposition Tables of Executive Orders Signed by President Barack Obama U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
• Executive Orders The White House

References