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. Nikita Khrushchev

    in 1959

    2 moments here

    Soviet Communist Party leader and chairman of the Council of Ministers. Khrushchev rose from industrial work in the Donbas through party posts in…

  2. Octavio Paz

    in 1988

    1 moment here

    Mexican poet, essayist, editor, and diplomat whose international postings and teaching appointments connected Mexico City, the United States, Europe,…

  3. Olav V

    from 1968 to 1975

    2 moments here

    Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…

  4. Omar Bongo

    in 1987

    1 moment here

    Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…

  5. Pablo Neruda

    in 1966

    1 moment here

    Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…

  6. Park Chung Hee

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Park Chung-hee was a South Korean army officer and politician who led the May 16 coup in 1961 and served as president from 1963 until his…

  7. Patrice Lumumba

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    Congolese independence leader and first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo. Lumumba worked in Stanleyville, led the Mouvement National…

  8. Pearl S. Buck

    in 1962

    1 moment here

    American writer, humanitarian, and activist whose life was divided between the United States and China before she became an internationally prominent…

  9. Pope John Paul II

    in 1979

    1 moment here

    Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

  10. Raisa Gorbacheva

    from 1987 to 1990

    3 moments here

    Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

  11. Ravi Shankar

    in 1974

    1 moment here

    Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…

  12. Richard Nixon

    from 1974 to 1979

    3 moments here

    Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…

  13. Robert Mugabe

    from 1980 to 1983

    2 moments here

    Zimbabwean nationalist leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President from 1987 to 2017.…

  14. Ronald Reagan

    from 1981 to 1989

    5 moments here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  15. Rosa Parks

    from 1963 to 1990

    2 moments here

    American civil-rights activist whose lifelong work against racial segregation included local NAACP organizing in Montgomery, the 1955 bus protest and…

  16. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

    from 1958 to 1963

    2 moments here

    Indian philosopher, academic, diplomat, and statesman. Radhakrishnan taught at leading Indian and British universities, served as vice-chancellor of…

  17. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

    from 1958 to 1974

    2 moments here

    Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…

  18. Siad Barre

    in 1982

    1 moment here

    Mohammed Siad Barre was a Somali military officer and president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991.…

  19. Sirikit

    from 1960 to 1981

    3 moments here

    Sirikit Kitiyakara was Queen of Thailand from 1950 to 2016 as consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and later Queen Mother.…

  20. Sirimavo Bandaranaike

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    Sri Lankan stateswoman and three-time prime minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Born Sirima Ratwatte in Ratnapura, she became the world’s first woman…

  21. Sukarno

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Sukarno (1901–1970) was an Indonesian nationalist, revolutionary, engineer, and the first president of Indonesia.…

  22. Syngman Rhee

    in 1954

    1 moment here

    Syngman Rhee was a Korean independence activist and the first president of the Republic of Korea, serving from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.…

  23. Tina Turner

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, actress, and author.…

  24. Toni Morrison

    from 1949 to 1957

    2 moments here

    Toni Morrison (Chloe Ardelia Wofford) was an American novelist, editor, and professor whose career moved through Ohio, Washington, D.C., New York,…

Moments

  1. 1982 Meeting with President Reagan Ahmed Sékou Touré
  2. 1982 State arrival at the White House Ferdinand Marcos
  3. 1982 Exile in Washington Kim Dae-jung
  4. 1983 White House meeting with Reagan Kenneth Kaunda
  5. 1983 Meeting President Reagan Robert Mugabe
  6. 1984 Political meetings in Washington Benazir Bhutto
  7. 1984 White House science-agreement ceremony B. J. Habibie
  8. 1985 Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom Mother Teresa
  9. 1985 Undergoes surgery at Bethesda Ronald Reagan
  10. 1985 Meeting President Reagan at the White House Lee Kuan Yew
  11. 1985 State visit and address to Congress Lee Kuan Yew
  12. 1985 White House visit Diana, Princess of Wales
  13. 1985 Senate greenhouse-effect testimony Carl Sagan
  14. 1986 Senate testimony on HIV/AIDS Elizabeth Taylor
  15. 1986 Meeting with President Reagan Bob Hawke
  16. 1986 Performance at Lisner Auditorium Mercedes Sosa
  17. 1986 Address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress Corazon Aquino
  18. 1986 Meeting with President Reagan at the White House Corazon Aquino
  19. 1987 White House meeting Jacques Chirac
  20. 1987 White House meeting with Ronald Reagan Omar Bongo
  21. 1987 White House meeting with Bill Clinton Gabriel García Márquez
  22. 1987 White House meeting with Reagan Kenneth Kaunda
  23. 1987 Washington Summit and INF Treaty Mikhail Gorbachev
  24. 1987 White House state-visit reception Raisa Gorbacheva
  25. 1987 Hosts Washington Summit Ronald Reagan
  26. 1988 Poetry reading and interview in Washington Octavio Paz
  27. 1989 First White House visit Benazir Bhutto
  28. 1989 Presidential inauguration George H. W. Bush
  29. 1989 Meeting with President George H. W. Bush Violeta Chamorro
  30. 1989 Veterans Day service at Arlington National Cemetery Corazon Aquino
  31. 1989 Returns to White House for portrait Ronald Reagan
  32. 1990 House Budget Committee testimony Elizabeth Taylor
  33. 1990 Anti-apartheid birthday gala speech Rosa Parks
  34. 1990 Washington Summit and Camp David Mikhail Gorbachev
  35. 1990 Arrives for Washington Summit Raisa Gorbacheva
  36. 1990 Library of Congress visit Raisa Gorbacheva
  37. 1990 Addresses the U.S. Congress Nelson Mandela
  38. 1990 Meets President Bush Nelson Mandela
  39. 1990 National Medal of Science presentation Allan MacLeod Cormack
  40. 1991 White House state visit Violeta Chamorro
  41. 1991 Addressed the United States Congress Elizabeth II
  42. 1991 Welcomed at the White House Elizabeth II

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