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. Hirohito

    in 1975

    2 moments here

    Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…

  2. Hosni Mubarak

    from 1982 to 2002

    2 moments here

    Egyptian military officer and politician who served as president of Egypt from 1981 until his resignation in 2011.…

  3. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Malian politician known as IBK. He was born in Koutiala, studied and worked in Mali, Senegal, and France, served as Mali’s ambassador to Côte…

  4. Idriss Déby

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Chadian military officer and politician who led the Patriotic Salvation Movement to power in December 1990 and served as Chad's president from 1991…

  5. Igor Stravinsky

    in 1962

    1 moment here

    Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…

  6. I. M. Pei

    in 1992

    1 moment here

    Ieoh Ming Pei was a Chinese-American architect whose work ranged from U.S. civic and cultural buildings to major projects in China, France, and the…

  7. Indira Gandhi

    in 1971

    1 moment 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.…

  8. Islam Karimov

    in 2002

    1 moment here

    Uzbek political leader who became first secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in 1989 and served as Uzbekistan’s first president from…

  9. Jacques Chirac

    in 1987

    1 moment here

    French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…

  10. Jerry Rawlings

    from 1995 to 1999

    2 moments here

    Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian Air Force officer and politician who led Ghana in 1979 and from 1981 to 2001, first as military ruler and later as…

  11. Jiang Zemin

    in 1997

    1 moment here

    Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…

  12. Jim Morrison

    in 1961

    1 moment here

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

  13. 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…

  14. John Atta Mills

    in 2012

    1 moment here

    John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian legal scholar and politician who served as vice president of Ghana from 1997 to 2001 and president from 7…

  15. John F. Kennedy

    from 1958 to 1963

    6 moments here

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

  16. 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…

  17. 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.…

  18. 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…

  19. 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,…

  20. 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…

  21. José Eduardo dos Santos

    from 1995 to 2004

    3 moments here

    Angolan politician and military officer who served as Angola’s president from 1979 to 2017. His documented movements include exile in…

  22. José Mujica

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…

  23. Kenneth Kaunda

    from 1975 to 1987

    4 moments here

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

  24. Khaleda Zia

    in 1992

    1 moment here

    Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…

Moments

  1. 1975 State visit and congressional address Anwar Sadat
  2. 1976 Return to Washington as DCI George H. W. Bush
  3. 1977 Meeting with Jimmy Carter Augusto Pinochet
  4. 1977 New Spirit Inaugural Concert John Lennon
  5. 1977 Library of Congress recording Jorge Amado
  6. 1977 Meeting with President Carter Jorge Rafael Videla
  7. 1978 White House cultural-ambassador recognition Dolores del Río
  8. 1978 Meeting President Carter Kenneth Kaunda
  9. 1978 National Press Club speech Anwar Sadat
  10. 1978 Camp David Accords signing Jimmy Carter
  11. 1978 Tom Jones television special Tina Turner
  12. 1979 Official visit to Washington Deng Xiaoping
  13. 1979 Host at Ford's Theatre Dolly Parton
  14. 1979 White House isolation during hostage crisis Jimmy Carter
  15. 1979 White House state dinner for Deng Xiaoping Richard Nixon
  16. 1979 Banquet for Deng Xiaoping Yang Chen-Ning
  17. 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty signing Anwar Sadat
  18. 1979 Meeting with President Carter Ahmed Sékou Touré
  19. 1979 White House meeting with President Carter Pope John Paul II
  20. 1980 Meeting with President Carter Léopold Sédar Senghor
  21. 1980 Meeting President Carter at the White House Robert Mugabe
  22. 1980 Club performance at Charlie's Astrud Gilberto
  23. 1981 White House appearance Audrey Hepburn
  24. 1981 Kennedy Center performance Elizabeth Taylor
  25. 1981 Inaugurated at the Capitol Ronald Reagan
  26. 1981 First Reagan White House visit Margaret Thatcher
  27. 1981 Shot outside Washington Hilton Ronald Reagan
  28. 1981 Meeting Ronald Reagan Anwar Sadat
  29. 1981 White House visit with Nancy Reagan Sirikit
  30. 1982 State visit to the White House Hosni Mubarak
  31. 1982 Meeting with President Reagan Siad Barre
  32. 1982 Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base Ahmed Sékou Touré
  33. 1982 Meeting with President Reagan Ahmed Sékou Touré
  34. 1982 State arrival at the White House Ferdinand Marcos
  35. 1982 Exile in Washington Kim Dae-jung
  36. 1983 White House meeting with Reagan Kenneth Kaunda
  37. 1983 Meeting President Reagan Robert Mugabe
  38. 1984 Political meetings in Washington Benazir Bhutto
  39. 1984 White House science-agreement ceremony B. J. Habibie
  40. 1985 Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom Mother Teresa
  41. 1985 Undergoes surgery at Bethesda Ronald Reagan
  42. 1985 Meeting President Reagan at the White House Lee Kuan Yew
  43. 1985 State visit and address to Congress Lee Kuan Yew
  44. 1985 White House visit Diana, Princess of Wales
  45. 1985 Senate greenhouse-effect testimony Carl Sagan
  46. 1986 Senate testimony on HIV/AIDS Elizabeth Taylor
  47. 1986 Meeting with President Reagan Bob Hawke
  48. 1986 Performance at Lisner Auditorium Mercedes Sosa
  49. 1986 Address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress Corazon Aquino
  50. 1986 Meeting with President Reagan at the White House Corazon Aquino

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