Posted : 2021-05-10 17:35
By Arthur I. Cyr
President Joe Biden has just completed the first 100 days in the White House and marked the occasion by addressing a joint session of Congress on April 28.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first to emphasize this length of time, and create a benchmark for future chief executives. FDR launched an enormous whirlwind of policy and political activity immediately after his inauguration as president on March 4, 1933.
This included the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which moved the inaugurations of the president and vice president from March up to Jan. 20. Under that amendment as well, members of Congress assume office on Jan. 3 rather than the later month.