Pushing his message President Obama has aggressively promoted his policies to the public using techniques he exploited during the campaign, like traditional news conferences, YouTube videos, virtual town hall meetings and blogs on the White House Web site. He has also made personal overtures to citizens of other countries to alter America's standing abroad.
Jan 27
In first televised interview from the White House, tells a major Middle East broadcaster that he wants to persuade Muslims that “Americans are not your enemy.”
Jan 28
Meets with leaders of 13 companies, including Google, I.B.M. and Citigroup, to rally support for his stimulus plan.
Feb 02
Feb 03
Visits a public school in Washington to read to children.
Feb 03
In interviews with ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC, takes responsibility for nominating aides with tax troubles.
Feb 09
Promotes stimulus plan at a campaign-style event in Elkhart, Ind.
Feb 09
Argues for the stimulus in his first prime-time news conference as president.
Feb 10
Promotes stimulus plan in Florida with Gov. Charlie Crist.
Feb 11
Promotes stimulus plan at construction site in Springfield, Va.
Feb 12
Promotes stimulus plan at a Caterpillar factory in Peoria, Ill.
Feb 12
Discusses the importance of service in a taped message shown at halftime of the N.B.A. All-Star game.
Feb 17
Interviewed on Canadian television.
Feb 18
Announces a homeowner relief plan in Phoenix, a city hit hard by foreclosures. The plan could cost up to $275 billion and would help homeowners refinance or avert foreclosure.
Mar 06
Promotes the stimulus plan at a police department graduation in Columbus, Ohio.
Mar 18
Promotes the stimulus plan and his budget at a town-hall-style meeting in Costa Mesa, Calif. Addresses the uproar over the A.I.G. bonuses.
Mar 18
Appeals for help in promoting his budget and domestic agenda in an online video message to supporters, making use of his campaign apparatus to promote public policy.
Mar 19
Appears on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, the first appearance by a sitting president on a late-night talk show.
Mar 19
Promotes his energy plans at an alternative vehicle plant in Pomona, Calif.
Mar 19
Promotes the stimulus plan and his budget at a town-hall-style meeting in Los Angeles. The event gives him the opportunity to distance himself from Washington and Wall Street in an effort to address the uproar over the A.I.G. bonuses.
Mar 20
Appeals directly to Iranians for a shift away from decades of confrontation in a videotaped New Year's message.
Mar 22
Mar 24
Holds a video conference call with astronauts from the space station and from the shuttle Discovery, with Washington-area middle school students and members of Congress.
Mar 24
Holds second prime-time news conference, with focus on the budget.
Mar 24
Writes op-ed article on the "urgent need for global economic cooperation," which runs in more than 30 newspapers worldwide.
Mar 26
In a televised town-hall-style meeting, answers questions submitted through the White House Web site.
Mar 26
Appears in a televised message during Univision’s “Premio Lo Nuestro” Latin music awards.
Apr 03
Speaks to 3,500 French and German students in Strasbourg, France.
Apr 06
Holds a town-hall-style meeting with Turkish students and speaks before Turkey’s Parliament. Says the U.S. “is not and will never be at war with Islam.” Meets with religious leaders the next day.
Apr 09
Holds a televised roundtable with a handful of families in which he promotes home refinancing.
Apr 15
Closes a Pentagon office, created in 2007, that coordinated Defense Department information campaigns overseas. The office was accused by some military officers of disseminating propaganda.
Apr 22
Promotes his energy plan and meets with workers at an Iowa wind energy plant that replaced a Maytag factory.
Apr 29
Has third prime-time news conference to mark his first 100 days in office.
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