We all know with the action of President Obama on January 16th, the right will call him a monarch or worse for issuing Executive Orders regarding gun control among other things. By way of comparison, here is a listing of recent Presidents with the total Executive Orders issued during their terms of office.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
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3466
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Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
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995
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Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
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893
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
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481
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Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
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380
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William J. Clinton (1993-2001)
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363
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Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
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345
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Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)
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323
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Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
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319
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George W. Bush (2001-2009)
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290
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John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
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223
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Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977)
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168
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George Bush (1989-1993)
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165
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Barack Obama (2009-Present)
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143
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