President Obama's first 100 days

Barack Obama has notched up his first 100 days in power. What's it like to go from campaign rhetoric to hard-nosed reality?

Journalists tend to make much of a new leaders's first hundred days in office - and, in truth, it is a good time to take stock.

The jolt of reality is right upon us but memories of all those brave new promises are still there, too.

So it is with President Barack Obama.

Steve Evans spoke to two people who know from their own experience in the White House what the first hundred days felt like under President Bush and President Clinton.

William Galston was an advisor to Bill Clinton and Diana Furchtgott-Roth was there in the White House with George W. Bush.

First broadcast on Business Daily 28 April 2009