Since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s earthshaking first 100 days in office, no president has matched the sheer drama and disruption of that 15-week sprint in 1933, which rewrote the relationship ...

But it has been used by the public, the media, and scholars as a gauge of presidential success and activism since Franklin D. Roosevelt pioneered the 100-day concept when he took office in 1933.

The 'First 100 Days' Presidential Benchmark Goes Back To FDR And Napoleon President Trump's first 100 days in office are almost over. He says he's done more than any president to date.

Since 1945, U.S. presidents have used the first 100 days as a standard. In his first 100 days, Roosevelt’s achievements created an informal landmark in a new president’s term that has become a ...

There have been other transformational first 100 days after FDR, but none are remotely as consequential to America’s future as those from President Donald Trump since January 20, 2025.

They identify FDR’s first 100 days in 1933 as exceptional, with not only an unusually high number of bills passed, but also more than one major piece of legislation ...

At FDR’s request, Congress passed 80 new laws including 15 major enactments, all in those 100 days. They turned a stodgy, reactive government into an engine of progress and hope.

During FDR’s first 100 days in the White House in 1933, Perkins was the force behind so many pillars of his program to combat the Great Depression that some called it “the Perkins New Deal. ...

There have been other transformational first 100 days after FDR, but none are remotely as consequential to America’s future as those from President Donald Trump since January 20, 2025.