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. Kim Dae-jung

    from 1982 to 1994

    2 moments here

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

  2. Kofi Annan

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  3. 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.…

  4. 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.…

  5. 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.…

  6. Manmohan Singh

    from 2005 to 2010

    4 moments here

    Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…

  7. Margaret Thatcher

    from 1975 to 2006

    5 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…

  8. 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.…

  9. 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.…

  10. Mathieu Kérékou

    in 1999

    1 moment here

    Beninese military officer and politician who led Dahomey/Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006.…

  11. Maya Angelou

    from 1993 to 2011

    2 moments here

    American memoirist, poet, performer, educator, and civil-rights activist. Her documented life moved from Missouri and Arkansas to California and New…

  12. Mercedes Sosa

    from 1986 to 1995

    2 moments here

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

  13. 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.…

  14. Morgan Tsvangirai

    in 2009

    1 moment here

    Zimbabwean trade unionist and opposition politician who led the Movement for Democratic Change and served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to…

  15. 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.…

  16. Muhammadu Buhari

    from 2015 to 2022

    3 moments here

    Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…

  17. Mwai Kibaki

    in 2003

    1 moment here

    Kenyan economist and politician who served as Kenya’s third president from 2002 to 2013. This chronology records documented physical presence from…

  18. 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.…

  19. Nelson Mandela

    from 1990 to 1998

    3 moments here

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

  20. 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…

  21. Nguyễn Phú Trọng

    in 2015

    3 moments here

    Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…

  22. 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…

  23. 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…

  24. 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,…

Moments

  1. 1987 White House meeting Jacques Chirac
  2. 1987 White House meeting with Ronald Reagan Omar Bongo
  3. 1987 White House meeting with Bill Clinton Gabriel García Márquez
  4. 1987 White House meeting with Reagan Kenneth Kaunda
  5. 1987 Washington Summit and INF Treaty Mikhail Gorbachev
  6. 1987 White House state-visit reception Raisa Gorbacheva
  7. 1987 Hosts Washington Summit Ronald Reagan
  8. 1988 Poetry reading and interview in Washington Octavio Paz
  9. 1989 First White House visit Benazir Bhutto
  10. 1989 Presidential inauguration George H. W. Bush
  11. 1989 Meeting with President George H. W. Bush Violeta Chamorro
  12. 1989 Veterans Day service at Arlington National Cemetery Corazon Aquino
  13. 1989 Returns to White House for portrait Ronald Reagan
  14. 1990 House Budget Committee testimony Elizabeth Taylor
  15. 1990 Anti-apartheid birthday gala speech Rosa Parks
  16. 1990 Washington Summit and Camp David Mikhail Gorbachev
  17. 1990 Arrives for Washington Summit Raisa Gorbacheva
  18. 1990 Library of Congress visit Raisa Gorbacheva
  19. 1990 Addresses the U.S. Congress Nelson Mandela
  20. 1990 Meets President Bush Nelson Mandela
  21. 1990 National Medal of Science presentation Allan MacLeod Cormack
  22. 1991 White House state visit Violeta Chamorro
  23. 1991 Addressed the United States Congress Elizabeth II
  24. 1991 Welcomed at the White House Elizabeth II
  25. 1992 Private visit to Washington Khaleda Zia
  26. 1992 Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony I. M. Pei
  27. 1993 Presidential inaugural recitation Maya Angelou
  28. 1993 Oslo Accords signing ceremony Yasser Arafat
  29. 1993 Oslo I handshake at the White House Yitzhak Rabin
  30. 1994 White House state-dinner performance Whitney Houston
  31. 1994 Makes final public speech Ronald Reagan
  32. 1994 National Press Club speech Kim Dae-jung
  33. 1994 Washington Declaration with Jordan Yitzhak Rabin
  34. 1994 D.C. Armory concert Selena
  35. 1995 Howard Charter Day address Toni Morrison
  36. 1995 White House working luncheon Jerry Rawlings
  37. 1995 Meeting President Clinton at the White House Benazir Bhutto
  38. 1995 National Press Club memoir speech Margaret Thatcher
  39. 1995 Honored at the United States Capitol Soong Mei-ling
  40. 1995 Department of Commerce address Violeta Chamorro
  41. 1995 United States tour performance at Kennedy Center Mercedes Sosa
  42. 1995 White House meeting with Bill Clinton José Eduardo dos Santos
  43. 1996 White House breast-cancer breakfast Diana, Princess of Wales
  44. 1997 Washington meeting on small-business lending Alberto Fujimori
  45. 1997 Supported American Red Cross anti-landmine initiative Diana, Princess of Wales
  46. 1997 State visit to Washington Jiang Zemin
  47. 1997 Classic Whitney concerts Whitney Houston
  48. 1998 Washington public appearance Robin Williams
  49. 1998 Press conference at the National Press Club Kofi Annan
  50. 1998 State visit to Washington Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

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