Political Leaders in New York City

The atlas holds 35 people and 89 moments here, from 1776 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr. and Helen Keller.

Notable people

1. Abraham Lincoln

   from 1860 to 1861

   2 moments here

   American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

2. Benazir Bhutto

   from 1971 to 2002

   3 moments here

   Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…

3. Charles de Gaulle

   in 1945

   1 moment here

   French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

4. Che Guevara

   in 1964

   2 moments here

   Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…

5. Corazon Aquino

   in 1949

   1 moment here

   María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…

6. Dwight D. Eisenhower

   from 1948 to 1960

   3 moments here

   Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

7. Ebrahim Raisi

   from 2022 to 2023

   3 moments here

   Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…

8. Fidel Castro

   from 1960 to 2000

   3 moments here

   Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

9. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

   from 1904 to 1944

   7 moments here

   Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

10. Gabriela Mistral

    from 1924 to 1955

    4 moments here

    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

11. George H. W. Bush

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

12. George Washington

    from 1776 to 1789

    4 moments here

    George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

13. Golda Meir

    from 1921 to 1960

    3 moments here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

14. Helen Keller

    from 1894 to 1947

    5 moments here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

15. Henry Ford

    from 1915 to 1916

    3 moments here

    American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

16. Ho Chi Minh

    in 1912

    1 moment here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

17. Hugo Chávez

    from 1999 to 2006

    2 moments here

    Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…

18. Indira Gandhi

    from 1968 to 1983

    3 moments here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

19. James Madison

    from 1785 to 1789

    4 moments here

    James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…

20. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

21. Jimmy Carter

    in 1976

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

22. John Adams

    in 1789

    1 moment here

    American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

23. John F. Kennedy

    from 1927 to 1962

    3 moments here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

24. Kofi Annan

    from 1983 to 2006

    3 moments here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

Moments

1. 1776 Watches the battle from Fort Lee George Washington
2. 1783 Bids farewell at Fraunces Tavern George Washington
3. 1785 Journey onward to New York James Madison
4. 1787 Congressional business after the convention James Madison
5. 1788 Return to New York after Virginia ratification James Madison
6. 1789 Arrives in New York George Washington
7. 1789 Takes the oath at Federal Hall George Washington
8. 1789 Began vice presidency John Adams
9. 1789 First Congress in New York James Madison
10. 1807 Visits New York City Simón Bolívar
11. 1858 Birth at Roosevelt family home Theodore Roosevelt
12. 1860 Delivered the Cooper Union address Abraham Lincoln
13. 1861 Received crowds in New York City Abraham Lincoln
14. 1880 Returned to New York for Columbia Law School Theodore Roosevelt
15. 1894 Visit to Bedloe's Island Helen Keller
16. 1894 Wright-Humason School studies Helen Keller
17. 1895 New York City Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt
18. 1895 First visit to New York Winston Churchill
19. 1901 Final North American lecture at Carnegie Hall Winston Churchill
20. 1904 Studies at Columbia Law School Franklin Delano Roosevelt
21. 1905 Marries Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt
22. 1912 New York City letter Ho Chi Minh
23. 1915 Peace Ship press conference Henry Ford
24. 1915 Departure on the Peace Ship Henry Ford
25. 1916 Peace speech in New York Helen Keller
26. 1916 Return from the Peace Ship mission Henry Ford
27. 1921 Departure for Palestine Golda Meir
28. 1921 Admitted to Presbyterian Hospital Franklin Delano Roosevelt
29. 1921 Returns to East 65th Street home Franklin Delano Roosevelt
30. 1922 Returns to Equitable Building office Franklin Delano Roosevelt
31. 1924 Educational-reform lecture at Columbia Gabriela Mistral
32. 1924 Returns publicly at Democratic convention Franklin Delano Roosevelt
33. 1927 Relocated to Riverdale John F. Kennedy
34. 1930 Courses and lectures at Barnard Gabriela Mistral
35. 1931 World Conference on Work for the Blind Helen Keller
36. 1944 War Loan duty in New York Ronald Reagan
37. 1944 Campaigns through New York City in the rain Franklin Delano Roosevelt
38. 1945 New York City visit Charles de Gaulle
39. 1947 Lions Club address during world tour Helen Keller
40. 1948 New York fundraising accident Golda Meir
41. 1948 Inauguration as Columbia president Dwight D. Eisenhower
42. 1949 Graduation from Notre Dame Convent School Corazon Aquino
43. 1953 Visits Eisenhower and Truman in the United States Winston Churchill
44. 1953 Chile delegate at the UN Commission on the Status of Women Gabriela Mistral
45. 1953 Atoms for Peace address Dwight D. Eisenhower
46. 1955 Attendance at UN human-rights message reading Gabriela Mistral
47. 1958 Stabbed at Harlem book signing Martin Luther King Jr.
48. 1959 Returns from India through New York Martin Luther King Jr.
49. 1960 United Nations Security Council address Golda Meir
50. 1960 Meeting Gamal Abdel Nasser at the United Nations Dwight D. Eisenhower

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