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Why 100 days is a benchmark for presidential performance

Why 100 days is a benchmark for presidential performance

01/15/2017 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Why 100 days is a benchmark for presidential performance

Clip: 1/15/2017 | 3m 32s

Why 100 days is a benchmark for presidential performance

While a presidential term lasts four years, the accomplishments of a president’s first 100 days have become the measure of a successful start. The tradition, which dates back to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency, has been extended to President-elect Donald Trump, who laid out a 100-day action plan in October. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield has more.

01/15/2017 | Rating NR

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