Bailout chart from 1970 up to the 2009 BoA bailout, and a great little bubble chart to go with it.
http://www.propublica.org/special/government-bailouts
One thing that should be noted, under the Bush watch about 1.8 TRILLION in bailouts happened, which is like 4-5 times more than "all" other bailouts added together, including Obama's stimulus package.