Political Leaders in White House

The atlas holds 31 people and 100 moments here, from 1789 to 2017. The most recorded lives are John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Abraham Lincoln.

Notable people

  1. 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.…

  2. Raisa Gorbacheva

    from 1987 to 1990

    3 moments here

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

  3. Ronald Reagan

    from 1981 to 1994

    6 moments here

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

  4. Shinzo Abe

    from 2007 to 2017

    4 moments here

    Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…

  5. Simón Bolívar

    in 1807

    1 moment here

    Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

  6. Theodore Roosevelt

    in 1901

    1 moment here

    Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

  7. Thomas Jefferson

    in 1801

    1 moment here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

Moments

  1. 1961 Began White House residence John F. Kennedy
  2. 1961 Inaugurated at the Capitol John F. Kennedy
  3. 1961 Meets President Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr.
  4. 1963 Delivered the American University peace address John F. Kennedy
  5. 1963 Met March on Washington leaders John F. Kennedy
  6. 1963 Delivers “I Have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr.
  7. 1963 Meets Kennedy after March on Washington Martin Luther King Jr.
  8. 1964 Meets Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr.
  9. 1969 Death at Walter Reed Dwight D. Eisenhower
  10. 1971 Washington official visit Indira Gandhi
  11. 1971 White House meeting with Nixon Golda Meir
  12. 1972 White House meeting with Nixon Golda Meir
  13. 1973 Washington peace discussions Golda Meir
  14. 1973 White House state visit Golda Meir
  15. 1974 Presidential campaign announcement Jimmy Carter
  16. 1975 Meeting President Ford Margaret Thatcher
  17. 1975 National Press Club address Margaret Thatcher
  18. 1976 Return to Washington as DCI George H. W. Bush
  19. 1978 Camp David Accords signing Jimmy Carter
  20. 1979 White House isolation during hostage crisis Jimmy Carter
  21. 1979 White House meeting with President Carter Pope John Paul II
  22. 1981 Inaugurated at the Capitol Ronald Reagan
  23. 1981 First Reagan White House visit Margaret Thatcher
  24. 1981 Shot outside Washington Hilton Ronald Reagan
  25. 1984 Political meetings in Washington Benazir Bhutto
  26. 1985 Undergoes surgery at Bethesda Ronald Reagan
  27. 1986 Address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress Corazon Aquino
  28. 1986 Meeting with President Reagan at the White House Corazon Aquino
  29. 1987 Washington Summit and INF Treaty Mikhail Gorbachev
  30. 1987 White House state-visit reception Raisa Gorbacheva
  31. 1987 Hosts Washington Summit Ronald Reagan
  32. 1989 First White House visit Benazir Bhutto
  33. 1989 Presidential inauguration George H. W. Bush
  34. 1989 Veterans Day service at Arlington National Cemetery Corazon Aquino
  35. 1989 Returns to White House for portrait Ronald Reagan
  36. 1990 Washington Summit and Camp David Mikhail Gorbachev
  37. 1990 Arrives for Washington Summit Raisa Gorbacheva
  38. 1990 Library of Congress visit Raisa Gorbacheva
  39. 1990 Addresses the U.S. Congress Nelson Mandela
  40. 1990 Meets President Bush Nelson Mandela
  41. 1994 Makes final public speech Ronald Reagan
  42. 1995 Meeting President Clinton at the White House Benazir Bhutto
  43. 1995 National Press Club memoir speech Margaret Thatcher
  44. 1998 Press conference at the National Press Club Kofi Annan
  45. 1998 Receives U.S. Congressional Gold Medal Nelson Mandela
  46. 2006 Pentagon memorial visit Margaret Thatcher
  47. 2007 White House meeting with George W. Bush Shinzo Abe
  48. 2013 Obama meeting and CSIS speech Shinzo Abe
  49. 2015 Address to a joint session of Congress Shinzo Abe
  50. 2017 Meeting Donald Trump in Washington Shinzo Abe

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