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. 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.…

  2. Olivia de Havilland

    in 2008

    1 moment here

    Olivia de Havilland was a British-American-French actress whose career ranged from California community theatre and Warner Bros.…

  3. Omar Bongo

    from 1987 to 2004

    2 moments here

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

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. 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…

  8. Pervez Musharraf

    in 2011

    1 moment here

    Pakistani military officer and politician who served as Pakistan’s chief executive after the 1999 coup and as president from 2001 to 2008.…

  9. Pierre Nkurunziza

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Burundian educator, CNDD–FDD rebel leader, and president of Burundi from 2005 until his death in 2020.…

  10. Pope Benedict XVI

    in 2008

    1 moment here

    Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…

  11. 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.…

  12. Raisa Gorbacheva

    from 1987 to 1990

    3 moments here

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

  13. 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,…

  14. 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.…

  15. 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.…

  16. Robin Williams

    from 1998 to 2008

    2 moments here

    Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…

  17. Roh Moo-hyun

    in 2003

    1 moment here

    South Korean attorney, human-rights advocate, politician, and president of the Republic of Korea from 2003 to 2008.…

  18. Ronald Reagan

    from 1981 to 1994

    6 moments here

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

  19. 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…

  20. 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…

  21. Sebastián Piñera

    from 2010 to 2018

    3 moments here

    Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…

  22. Selena

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner.…

  23. 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…

  24. 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.…

Moments

  1. 1998 Receives U.S. Congressional Gold Medal Nelson Mandela
  2. 1999 State visit to Washington Jerry Rawlings
  3. 1999 National Prayer Breakfast Mathieu Kérékou
  4. 2000 Equality Rocks benefit performance George Michael
  5. 2001 Presidential Citizens Medal ceremony Elizabeth Taylor
  6. 2001 Meeting with President Clinton Yasser Arafat
  7. 2001 White House meeting with President Bush Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  8. 2002 Oval Office meeting with George W. Bush José Eduardo dos Santos
  9. 2002 Visit to Washington during Bush presidency Hosni Mubarak
  10. 2002 Meeting Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon Islam Karimov
  11. 2003 White House summit with George W. Bush Roh Moo-hyun
  12. 2003 Peace Corps headquarters visit Amadou Toumani Touré
  13. 2003 State visit to the White House Mwai Kibaki
  14. 2004 Meeting at the White House Ariel Sharon
  15. 2004 Oval Office meeting with George W. Bush José Eduardo dos Santos
  16. 2004 Oval Office meeting with George W. Bush Omar Bongo
  17. 2004 Meeting with President Bush Silvio Berlusconi
  18. 2005 India–United States talks Manmohan Singh
  19. 2005 Oval Office meeting Silvio Berlusconi
  20. 2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony Aretha Franklin
  21. 2005 Kennedy Center Honors Tina Turner
  22. 2006 Pentagon memorial visit Margaret Thatcher
  23. 2006 White House meeting before Italian election Silvio Berlusconi
  24. 2006 Address to the United States Congress Silvio Berlusconi
  25. 2006 Meeting George W. Bush at the White House Alan García
  26. 2007 White House meeting with George W. Bush Shinzo Abe
  27. 2007 Visited Goddard Space Flight Center Elizabeth II
  28. 2008 Wishful Drinking at Arena Stage Carrie Fisher
  29. 2008 White House meeting with President Bush Amadou Toumani Touré
  30. 2008 United States journey Pope Benedict XVI
  31. 2008 NASA fiftieth-anniversary lecture Stephen Hawking
  32. 2008 USO World Gala appearance Robin Williams
  33. 2008 First G20 summit Manmohan Singh
  34. 2008 National Medal of Arts ceremony Olivia de Havilland
  35. 2009 Obama inaugural ceremony performance Aretha Franklin
  36. 2009 Oval Office meeting Morgan Tsvangirai
  37. 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom Stephen Hawking
  38. 2009 State visit to the United States Manmohan Singh
  39. 2010 Nuclear Security Summit Manmohan Singh
  40. 2010 Nuclear Security Summit Sebastián Piñera
  41. 2010 Meeting Barack Obama at the White House Alan García
  42. 2011 Carnegie Endowment lecture Pervez Musharraf
  43. 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom Maya Angelou
  44. 2011 Working visit to Washington Benigno Aquino III
  45. 2012 Bilateral meeting in the Oval Office John Atta Mills
  46. 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom Toni Morrison
  47. 2012 Meeting at the White House Benigno Aquino III
  48. 2013 Obama meeting and CSIS speech Shinzo Abe
  49. 2013 White House meeting with Obama Sebastián Piñera
  50. 2013 Meeting with World Bank president Thích Nhất Hạnh

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