White House in the Cold War

The atlas holds 103 people and 192 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr..

Notable people

  1. Jim Morrison

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…

  2. Jimmy Carter

    from 1974 to 1979

    3 moments here

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

  3. John F. Kennedy

    from 1947 to 1963

    8 moments here

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

  4. John Lennon

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…

  5. John McCain

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…

  6. John Steinbeck

    in 1964

    1 moment here

    American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…

  7. Jorge Amado

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    Brazilian modernist writer, journalist, and Communist politician whose life moved between Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, South America, Europe,…

  8. Jorge Rafael Videla

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    Argentine Army officer and de facto president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. His dictatorship, the National Reorganization Process, conducted…

  9. Kenneth Kaunda

    from 1975 to 1987

    4 moments here

    Zambian teacher, nationalist leader, and first president of independent Zambia, serving from 1964 to 1991.…

  10. Kim Dae-jung

    in 1982

    1 moment here

    South Korean politician, democracy activist, and eighth president of South Korea (1998–2003).…

  11. Lee Kuan Yew

    from 1967 to 1985

    3 moments here

    Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…

  12. Léopold Sédar Senghor

    from 1966 to 1980

    3 moments here

    Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…

  13. Lyndon B. Johnson

    from 1964 to 1968

    8 moments here

    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) was a Texas-born teacher, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 36th president of the United States.…

  14. Macfarlane Burnet

    in 1952

    1 moment here

    Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…

  15. Margaret Thatcher

    from 1975 to 1981

    3 moments here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

  16. Marlon Brando

    in 1963

    1 moment here

    American actor and activist whose stage and screen career ranged from Broadway in the 1940s to major films through the early 2000s.…

  17. Martin Luther King Jr.

    from 1957 to 1964

    6 moments here

    American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

  18. Mercedes Sosa

    in 1986

    1 moment here

    Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…

  19. Mikhail Gorbachev

    from 1987 to 1990

    2 moments here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  20. Mother Teresa

    in 1985

    1 moment here

    Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…

  21. Nadine Gordimer

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…

  22. Nelson Mandela

    in 1990

    2 moments here

    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

  23. Ngô Đình Diệm

    in 1957

    2 moments here

    Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…

  24. Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…

Moments

  1. 1974 Library of Congress literary recording Carlos Fuentes
  2. 1974 Presidential inauguration Gerald Ford
  3. 1974 Departure from the White House Richard Nixon
  4. 1974 Resignation address from the Oval Office Richard Nixon
  5. 1974 Meetings in Washington Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
  6. 1974 Presidential campaign announcement Jimmy Carter
  7. 1975 Official visit to the United States Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  8. 1975 Meeting President Ford Kenneth Kaunda
  9. 1975 State dinner at the White House Andy Warhol
  10. 1975 National Press Club speech after Ford meeting Gough Whitlam
  11. 1975 AFL–CIO speech in Washington Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  12. 1975 Meeting President Ford Margaret Thatcher
  13. 1975 National Press Club address Margaret Thatcher
  14. 1975 White House reception during United States tour Alexei Leonov
  15. 1975 White House meeting with Ford Anwar Sadat
  16. 1975 State meeting at the White House Hirohito
  17. 1975 Visit to Arlington National Cemetery Hirohito
  18. 1975 State visit to the United States Olav V
  19. 1975 State visit and congressional address Anwar Sadat
  20. 1976 Return to Washington as DCI George H. W. Bush
  21. 1977 Meeting with Jimmy Carter Augusto Pinochet
  22. 1977 New Spirit Inaugural Concert John Lennon
  23. 1977 Library of Congress recording Jorge Amado
  24. 1977 Meeting with President Carter Jorge Rafael Videla
  25. 1978 White House cultural-ambassador recognition Dolores del Río
  26. 1978 Meeting President Carter Kenneth Kaunda
  27. 1978 National Press Club speech Anwar Sadat
  28. 1978 Camp David Accords signing Jimmy Carter
  29. 1978 Tom Jones television special Tina Turner
  30. 1979 Official visit to Washington Deng Xiaoping
  31. 1979 Host at Ford's Theatre Dolly Parton
  32. 1979 White House isolation during hostage crisis Jimmy Carter
  33. 1979 White House state dinner for Deng Xiaoping Richard Nixon
  34. 1979 Banquet for Deng Xiaoping Yang Chen-Ning
  35. 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty signing Anwar Sadat
  36. 1979 Meeting with President Carter Ahmed Sékou Touré
  37. 1979 White House meeting with President Carter Pope John Paul II
  38. 1980 Meeting with President Carter Léopold Sédar Senghor
  39. 1980 Meeting President Carter at the White House Robert Mugabe
  40. 1980 Club performance at Charlie's Astrud Gilberto
  41. 1981 White House appearance Audrey Hepburn
  42. 1981 Kennedy Center performance Elizabeth Taylor
  43. 1981 Inaugurated at the Capitol Ronald Reagan
  44. 1981 First Reagan White House visit Margaret Thatcher
  45. 1981 Shot outside Washington Hilton Ronald Reagan
  46. 1981 Meeting Ronald Reagan Anwar Sadat
  47. 1981 White House visit with Nancy Reagan Sirikit
  48. 1982 State visit to the White House Hosni Mubarak
  49. 1982 Meeting with President Reagan Siad Barre
  50. 1982 Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base Ahmed Sékou Touré

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