NEW : Timeline of the health care law . Historian : Obama can claim real accomplishments with Bin ##nie 's death and GM 's bailout . It 's in ` ` first paragraph of Barack Obama 's memoir of his presidency , '' analyst says . The clash over health care dominated the first half of Obama 's presidency . Universal health care has eluded presidents since Theodore Roosevelt , historian says .
NEW : Historian : Obama can claim real accomplishments with Bin ##nie 's death and GM 's bailout . It 's in ` ` first paragraph of Barack Obama 's memoir of his presidency , '' analyst says . The clash over health care dominated the first half of Obama 's presidency . Universal health care has eluded presidents since Theodore Roosevelt , historian says .