Historical figures in White House

The atlas holds 203 people and 473 moments here, from 1789 to 2022. The most recorded lives are John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Abraham Lincoln. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. 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,…

  2. B. J. Habibie

    in 1984

    1 moment here

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

  3. Calvin Coolidge

    from 1924 to 1927

    6 moments here

    John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (1872–1933) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as governor of Massachusetts, vice president of the…

  4. Carlos Fuentes

    from 1934 to 1974

    2 moments here

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

  5. 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…

  6. Carrie Fisher

    in 2008

    1 moment here

    Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…

  7. Charles Dickens

    from 1842 to 1868

    3 moments here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  8. Chien-Shiung Wu

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Chinese-American experimental physicist whose career moved from Jiangsu and eastern China to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,…

  9. Corazon Aquino

    from 1986 to 1989

    3 moments here

    María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…

  10. Deng Xiaoping

    in 1979

    1 moment here

    Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989.…

  11. Diana, Princess of Wales

    from 1985 to 1997

    3 moments here

    Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

  12. Dolly Parton

    from 1979 to 2018

    2 moments here

    American singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton built a country-music career centered…

  13. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    from 1927 to 1969

    10 moments here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

  14. Eisaku Satō

    from 1969 to 1970

    2 moments here

    Japanese politician and prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. A former railway bureaucrat, Satō led Japan during rapid economic growth, pursued…

  15. Eleanor Roosevelt

    from 1933 to 1936

    2 moments here

    American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…

  16. Elizabeth II

    from 1951 to 2007

    4 moments here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

  17. Elizabeth Taylor

    from 1981 to 2001

    4 moments here

    British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…

  18. Elvis Presley

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…

  19. Emily Dickinson

    in 1855

    1 moment here

    American poet Emily Elizabeth Dickinson spent most of her life in Amherst, Massachusetts, with documented childhood schooling, a brief Boston…

  20. Enrico Fermi

    in 1954

    1 moment here

    Italian and naturalized-American physicist whose documented movements trace a path from Rome and Pisa through European study in Göttingen and Leiden,…

  21. Félix Houphouët-Boigny

    in 1962

    1 moment here

    Ivorian physician and politician who became the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, serving from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.…

  22. Ferdinand Marcos

    from 1966 to 1982

    4 moments here

    Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1965 until his overthrow…

  23. Fidel Castro

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  24. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    in 1945

    1 moment here

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

Moments

  1. 1850 Fourth of July celebration Zachary Taylor
  2. 1851 Meeting with Lajos Kossuth Millard Fillmore
  3. 1855 Congressional-family visit Emily Dickinson
  4. 1857 Cabinet planning and illness at the National Hotel James Buchanan
  5. 1857 Presidential inauguration James Buchanan
  6. 1857 U.S. Senate service begins Andrew Johnson
  7. 1859 Presidential proclamation in Washington James Buchanan
  8. 1861 Arrived in Washington as president-elect Abraham Lincoln
  9. 1861 Called at the White House Abraham Lincoln
  10. 1861 Presided over Peace Conference John Tyler
  11. 1861 First presidential inauguration Abraham Lincoln
  12. 1861 Meeting Lincoln at Willard's Hotel James Buchanan
  13. 1862 Smithsonian antislavery lecture Ralph Waldo Emerson
  14. 1862 Meets President Lincoln Ralph Waldo Emerson
  15. 1862 Meeting with President Lincoln Harriet Beecher Stowe
  16. 1862 Court-martial duty in Washington James A. Garfield
  17. 1862 Move to wartime Washington Walt Whitman
  18. 1863 Army Paymaster copyist and hospital visitor Walt Whitman
  19. 1863 Takes House seat James A. Garfield
  20. 1864 Formal commission in Washington Ulysses S. Grant
  21. 1865 Georgetown Heights residence Ulysses S. Grant
  22. 1865 Interior Department appointment Walt Whitman
  23. 1865 First Veterans Corps assignment William McKinley
  24. 1865 Second presidential inauguration Abraham Lincoln
  25. 1865 Vice-presidential inauguration Andrew Johnson
  26. 1865 Washington departure for vice-presidential inauguration Andrew Johnson
  27. 1865 Attended Our American Cousin Abraham Lincoln
  28. 1865 Carried to Petersen House Abraham Lincoln
  29. 1865 Died at Petersen House Abraham Lincoln
  30. 1865 Presidential oath at Kirkwood House Andrew Johnson
  31. 1865 Cabinet meeting on assassination day Ulysses S. Grant
  32. 1865 Grand Review of Union armies Walt Whitman
  33. 1866 Washington's Birthday address Andrew Johnson
  34. 1867 Works briefly in Washington Mark Twain
  35. 1868 Meets President Andrew Johnson Charles Dickens
  36. 1868 Reads before the president Charles Dickens
  37. 1869 Return to Washington after presidency Andrew Johnson
  38. 1869 Presidential inauguration Ulysses S. Grant
  39. 1870 Meeting with President Grant James A. Garfield
  40. 1873 Second presidential inauguration Ulysses S. Grant
  41. 1873 Return visit to Washington Walt Whitman
  42. 1875 Consultation with Joseph Henry Alexander Graham Bell
  43. 1875 Return to the U.S. Senate Andrew Johnson
  44. 1876 Travel to Washington Pedro II of Brazil
  45. 1877 Takes congressional seat William McKinley
  46. 1878 Demonstrates phonograph in Washington Thomas Edison
  47. 1879 Move to Washington and laboratory establishment Alexander Graham Bell
  48. 1880 Photophone reception at Bell's laboratory Alexander Graham Bell
  49. 1881 Metal-detector effort at the White House Alexander Graham Bell
  50. 1881 Honeymoon visit to Washington Porfirio Díaz

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