.25% is Zero for the Fed.
Jan 2008 the rate was 3.5% (down from 5.25% a year prior)
Dec 2008 the rate was lowered to 0.25%, effectively zero.
Jan 2009 Obama takes office.
Dec 2016 the rate increases for the first time in 8 years to 0.75%
Jan 2017 Trump takes office.
Dec 2018 the rate is increased again for the seventh time since Trump takes office to 2.5% with talks of raising it again to over 3% in 2019.
Both dates are taken from Wikipedia