White House in the Space Age

The atlas holds 137 people and 265 moments here, from 1957 to 2022. The most recorded lives are Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy.

Notable people

  1. Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until his death in 2015.…

  2. Agostinho Neto

    in 1962

    1 moment here

    António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…

  3. Ahmed Sékou Touré

    from 1959 to 1982

    5 moments here

    Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…

  4. Alan García

    from 2006 to 2010

    2 moments here

    Alan García Pérez was a Peruvian politician and leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party who served two nonconsecutive terms as president of Peru, from…

  5. Alberto Fujimori

    in 1997

    1 moment here

    Peruvian agricultural engineer, university rector, and president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. His presidency combined market reforms and…

  6. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian novelist, essayist, historian, dissident, and Nobel laureate whose writings on Soviet political repression and the Gulag made him…

  7. Alexei Leonov

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, aviator, artist, and writer. Leonov became the first person to conduct a spacewalk on 18 March 1965 and commanded Soyuz…

  8. Allan MacLeod Cormack

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    South African-born American physicist and academic whose mathematical work helped establish computed tomography.…

  9. Amadou Toumani Touré

    from 2003 to 2008

    2 moments here

    Malian army officer and politician known as ATT. He led Mali’s 1991–1992 democratic transition, served as elected president from 2002 until his 2012…

  10. Andy Warhol

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…

  11. Anwar Sadat

    from 1975 to 1981

    5 moments here

    Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…

  12. Aretha Franklin

    from 2005 to 2015

    3 moments here

    American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…

  13. Ariel Sharon

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Israeli military officer and politician. Sharon was born in Kfar Malal in Mandatory Palestine, served in major Israeli military campaigns from 1948…

  14. Astrud Gilberto

    in 1980

    1 moment here

    Brazilian-American singer and songwriter best known for her English-language vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema.” Born in Salvador, she grew up in Rio…

  15. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

    in 2001

    1 moment here

    Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…

  16. Audrey Hepburn

    in 1981

    1 moment here

    British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…

  17. Augusto Pinochet

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer who led the 11 September 1973 coup and ruled Chile as head of the military junta and then…

  18. Benazir Bhutto

    from 1984 to 1995

    3 moments here

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

  19. Benigno Aquino III

    from 2011 to 2012

    2 moments here

    Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as president of the Philippines from 2010…

  20. Bhumibol Adulyadej

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…

  21. B. J. Habibie

    in 1984

    1 moment here

    Indonesian aerospace engineer, technocrat, vice president, and third president of Indonesia.…

  22. Bob Hawke

    in 1986

    1 moment here

    Australian trade-union leader and Labor politician who served as Australia’s 23rd prime minister from 1983 to 1991.…

  23. Carlos Fuentes

    in 1974

    1 moment here

    Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…

  24. Carl Sagan

    from 1968 to 1985

    2 moments here

    American astronomer, planetary scientist, educator, author, and science communicator. Sagan studied at the University of Chicago, held appointments…

Moments

  1. 1957 Return to Howard as instructor Toni Morrison
  2. 1957 Delivers “Give Us the Ballot” Martin Luther King Jr.
  3. 1957 Address to the United States Congress Ngô Đình Diệm
  4. 1957 Arrival for United States state visit Ngô Đình Diệm
  5. 1958 Returned to Georgetown John F. Kennedy
  6. 1958 United States tour Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
  7. 1958 Unofficial visit to Washington Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  8. 1958 Meets President Eisenhower Martin Luther King Jr.
  9. 1959 United States working visit Fidel Castro
  10. 1959 Agricultural research visit Nikita Khrushchev
  11. 1959 Arrival in the United States Nikita Khrushchev
  12. 1959 Washington diplomatic discussions Ahmed Sékou Touré
  13. 1960 Announced presidential candidacy John F. Kennedy
  14. 1960 Address to the United States Congress Bhumibol Adulyadej
  15. 1960 Arrival at Washington National Airport Sirikit
  16. 1960 Appeal for United States assistance Patrice Lumumba
  17. 1961 Farewell Address from the Oval Office Dwight D. Eisenhower
  18. 1961 White House luncheon Grace Kelly
  19. 1961 Visit with President Kennedy Helen Keller
  20. 1961 Began White House residence John F. Kennedy
  21. 1961 Inaugurated at the Capitol John F. Kennedy
  22. 1961 Visiting lecturer at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Nadine Gordimer
  23. 1961 Official White House meeting Willy Brandt
  24. 1961 Graduation in Alexandria Jim Morrison
  25. 1961 Meets President Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr.
  26. 1962 Visit to Washington Agostinho Neto
  27. 1962 White House dinner Igor Stravinsky
  28. 1962 Official visit to Washington U Thant
  29. 1962 White House state visit Félix Houphouët-Boigny
  30. 1962 White House meeting with Kennedy and Glenn Gherman Titov
  31. 1962 Arrival at Washington National Airport Ahmed Sékou Touré
  32. 1962 Visit to the Kennedy White House Pearl S. Buck
  33. 1963 Delivered the American University peace address John F. Kennedy
  34. 1963 Meeting with President Kennedy Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  35. 1963 Met March on Washington leaders John F. Kennedy
  36. 1963 March on Washington participation Marlon Brando
  37. 1963 Delivers “I Have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr.
  38. 1963 Meets Kennedy after March on Washington Martin Luther King Jr.
  39. 1963 March on Washington Rosa Parks
  40. 1963 Arrival in Washington during state visit Haile Selassie
  41. 1963 Kennedy state funeral Haile Selassie
  42. 1964 Meets Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr.
  43. 1964 Civil Rights Act signing Lyndon B. Johnson
  44. 1964 Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony John Steinbeck
  45. 1965 State visit to Washington Park Chung Hee
  46. 1965 Howard University commencement address Lyndon B. Johnson
  47. 1965 Voting Rights Act signing Lyndon B. Johnson
  48. 1965 Highway Beautification Act signing Lyndon B. Johnson
  49. 1966 Recording at the Library of Congress Pablo Neruda
  50. 1966 State visit to Washington Ferdinand Marcos

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