Writers in White House

The atlas holds 31 people and 86 moments here, from 1789 to 2009. 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. 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.…

  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. Stephen Hawking

    from 2008 to 2009

    2 moments here

    English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…

  5. 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.…

  6. Thomas Edison

    in 1878

    1 moment here

    American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

  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. 1958 Meets President Eisenhower Martin Luther King Jr.
  2. 1959 United States working visit Fidel Castro
  3. 1960 Announced presidential candidacy John F. Kennedy
  4. 1961 Farewell Address from the Oval Office Dwight D. Eisenhower
  5. 1961 Visit with President Kennedy Helen Keller
  6. 1961 Began White House residence John F. Kennedy
  7. 1961 Inaugurated at the Capitol John F. Kennedy
  8. 1961 Visiting lecturer at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Nadine Gordimer
  9. 1961 Meets President Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr.
  10. 1963 Delivered the American University peace address John F. Kennedy
  11. 1963 Met March on Washington leaders John F. Kennedy
  12. 1963 Delivers “I Have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr.
  13. 1963 Meets Kennedy after March on Washington Martin Luther King Jr.
  14. 1964 Meets Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr.
  15. 1969 Death at Walter Reed Dwight D. Eisenhower
  16. 1971 Washington official visit Indira Gandhi
  17. 1974 Presidential campaign announcement Jimmy Carter
  18. 1978 Camp David Accords signing Jimmy Carter
  19. 1979 White House isolation during hostage crisis Jimmy Carter
  20. 1979 White House meeting with President Carter Pope John Paul II
  21. 1981 Inaugurated at the Capitol Ronald Reagan
  22. 1981 Shot outside Washington Hilton Ronald Reagan
  23. 1985 Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom Mother Teresa
  24. 1985 Undergoes surgery at Bethesda Ronald Reagan
  25. 1987 White House meeting with Bill Clinton Gabriel García Márquez
  26. 1987 Hosts Washington Summit Ronald Reagan
  27. 1989 Returns to White House for portrait Ronald Reagan
  28. 1990 Addresses the U.S. Congress Nelson Mandela
  29. 1990 Meets President Bush Nelson Mandela
  30. 1994 Makes final public speech Ronald Reagan
  31. 1998 Washington public appearance Robin Williams
  32. 1998 Receives U.S. Congressional Gold Medal Nelson Mandela
  33. 2008 Wishful Drinking at Arena Stage Carrie Fisher
  34. 2008 NASA fiftieth-anniversary lecture Stephen Hawking
  35. 2008 USO World Gala appearance Robin Williams
  36. 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom Stephen Hawking

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