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What to include in a presidential timeline

Firsts (presidential orders, Predator-drone attack, etc) - obviously this means it will be somewhat frontloaded
Major speeches and announcements
Signings of major pieces of legislation
Foreign trips/Major diplomatic meetings
Other major events by administration personnel (resignations, major diplomacy (Cuba/Iran/DPRK...), etc)

What not to include in a presidential timeline

Routine activities (calls, meetings, weekly addresses, trips to Capitol Hill, etc)
Unremarkable ceremonies (obscure legislation/executive orders, obscure nominations/speeches/announcements, etc)
- When in doubt, many items can be judged by how much coverage they generate (breadth and depth).
Actions or comments by others that are not members of the administration

To sum it up, basically use commonsense, and discuss things that are borderline or questionable. ―Buster7 ☎ 21:36, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What belongs in a presidential timeline

A timeline, especially a presidential timeline, needs to be succinct and to the point. A lean mean machine. The barest of information. The president did this, he signed that. The administration took this action, the vice-president did such and such. It should not include stuff like "the families of 9/11 victims tell Biden not to attend memorial" or the ridiculous comments of Ronny Jackson. [edit] and [edit] are irresponsible and outside the framework of a proper Wikipedia presidential timeline. I removed them once and they were returned to the article. Please discuss to prevent an edit war. ―Buster7 ☎ 22:18, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have been looking over some of the ancillary Joe Biden pages today out of curiosity, noticed this. Concur 100%. ValarianB (talk) 17:06, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The timelines for Trump's presidency only include things that Trump (or others in his administration) did. Therefore, the timelines of Biden's presidency should do the same. --Numberguy6 (talk) 20:55, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Trump's timelines also include things that had a significant impact on him or his administration, and the contested items on this article have not. --Numberguy6 (talk) 19:30, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]