Why are a president's first 100 days significant?

Why are a president's first 100 days significant?

Presidents have been marking their first 100 days since Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office in 1933. Since then, they have tried to use their first 100 days to set the tone for the rest of their time in office. Presidential historian Alexis Coe joins "The Daily Report" to break it down.

The Most Significant First 100 Days Since FDR

Nearly a century ago, Franklin Delano Roosevelt kickstarted his storied first 100 days, ushering in the New Deal, a flurry of laws aimed at mitigating the ravages of the Great Depression. In just over three months, FDR’s initiatives—the “bloodless revolution,” as his Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes called it—had not only addressed the crisis at hand but also transformed the federal government, increasing its role in American life. FDR jus…