Puerta de Tierra in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
Barack H. Obama
44th President of the United States / 44to Presidente de los Estados Unidos
— 2009 - —
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 8, 2022
1. Barack H. Obama Marker
President Obama is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election. As president, Obama signed economic stimulus legislation in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Re-authorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. Other initiatives include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Budget Control Act of 2011. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize of 2009.
President Obama arrived in company of the Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi on board Air Force One on July 11, 2011 at Luis Muñoz Marín Airport and addressed the people of Puerto Rico before moving towards "la fortaleza", where Governor Luis Fortuño, his family and government officials including the President of the Senate Thomas Rivera Schatz and Speaker Puerto Rico House of Representatives Jenniffer González awaited him.
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El Presidente Obama arribó en compañía del Comisionado Residente Pedro Pierluisi a bordo del "Air Force One” el 11 de julio de 2011 al Aeropuerto Luis Muñoz Marín, se dirigió al pueblo de Puerto Rico antes de seguir hacia la fortaleza, donde el Gobernador Luis Fortuño, su familia y funcionarios gubernamentales incluyendo al Presidente del Senado Thomas Rivera Schatz y la Presidenta de la Cámara Jenniffer González le aguardaban.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Government & Politics
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 8, 2022
2. Barack H. Obama Marker
Featured marker is behind left statue.
Location. 18° 27.972′ N, 66° 6.332′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Puerta de Tierra. Marker is on Avenida de la Constitución/Constitution Avenue (State Highway 25/26) west of C.Reverendo Gerardo Dávila/Rev. Gerardo Dávila St., on the right when traveling east. Marker is in the Walkway of the Presidents across the street from the Puerto Rican capitol. Avenida de la Constitución (Constitution Avenue) is one-way eastbound. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gerald R. Ford (here, next to this marker); Lyndon B. Johnson (a few steps from this marker); John F. Kennedy (a few steps from this marker); Dwight D. Eisenhower (a few steps from this marker); Puerto Rico World War I Memorial / Monumento Puertorriqueño a la Primera Guerra Mundial (within shouting distance of this marker); Harry S. Truman (within shouting distance of this marker); Franklin D. Roosevelt (within shouting distance of this marker); Herbert Hoover (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
