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. Fulgencio Batista

   from 1938 to 1942

   3 moments here

   Cuban army officer and politician who became a central power in Cuba after the 1933 Sergeants’ Revolt, served as president from 1940 to 1944,…

2. Gabriela Mistral

   in 1938

   1 moment here

   Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

3. Gabriel García Márquez

   in 1987

   1 moment here

   Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

4. George H. W. Bush

   from 1976 to 1989

   2 moments here

   George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

5. George Michael

   in 2000

   1 moment here

   English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…

6. George Washington

   in 1789

   1 moment here

   George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

7. Gerald Ford

   from 1973 to 1974

   2 moments here

   Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…

8. Gherman Titov

   in 1962

   1 moment here

   Soviet Air Force pilot, cosmonaut, and later Russian politician. Titov flew Vostok 2 on 6–7 August 1961, becoming the second human to orbit Earth and…

9. Golda Meir

   from 1950 to 1973

   5 moments here

   Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

10. Gough Whitlam

    from 1973 to 1975

    2 moments here

    Edward Gough Whitlam was an Australian lawyer, Royal Australian Air Force navigator, Labor politician and the 21st prime minister of Australia.…

11. Grace Kelly

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…

12. Grover Cleveland

    from 1885 to 1887

    3 moments here

    Stephen Grover Cleveland was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.…

13. Haile Selassie

    from 1954 to 1967

    4 moments here

    Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…

14. Harriet Beecher Stowe

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    American author and abolitionist best known for Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her documented life included formative years in Connecticut, a long residence in…

15. Harry S. Truman

    from 1935 to 1952

    4 moments here

    Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

16. Helen Keller

    from 1886 to 1961

    4 moments here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

17. Henry Ford

    in 1915

    1 moment here

    American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

18. Herbert Hoover

    from 1917 to 1947

    3 moments here

    Herbert Clark Hoover was an American mining engineer, international relief administrator, U.S.…

19. H. G. Wells

    in 1906

    1 moment here

    Herbert George Wells was an English novelist, journalist, historian, teacher, and social critic.…

20. Hirohito

    in 1975

    2 moments here

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

21. 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.…

22. 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…

23. 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…

24. 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.…

Moments

1. 1881 Presidential inauguration James A. Garfield
2. 1881 Return to the White House after shooting James A. Garfield
3. 1881 Shot at Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station James A. Garfield
4. 1885 Presidential correspondence in Washington Grover Cleveland
5. 1886 Visit to Washington after Baltimore consultation Helen Keller
6. 1886 Marriage in the White House Grover Cleveland
7. 1887 Received by President Cleveland in Washington Liliʻuokalani
8. 1887 Departs Washington on goodwill tour Grover Cleveland
9. 1890 Arrives as solicitor general William Howard Taft
10. 1892 Organizing mission in Washington José Martí
11. 1892 Congressional visit in Washington Warren G. Harding
12. 1893 Visit to Washington during Cleveland inauguration Helen Keller
13. 1897 Attends President McKinley’s inauguration Liliʻuokalani
14. 1897 First presidential inauguration William McKinley
15. 1901 Second presidential inauguration William McKinley
16. 1901 Dinner with Booker T. Washington Theodore Roosevelt
17. 1902 Recuperates and testifies in Washington William Howard Taft
18. 1904 Arrival in Washington Max Weber
19. 1906 Visit to Theodore Roosevelt H. G. Wells
20. 1906 Testifies before Congress on copyright Mark Twain
21. 1909 Inauguration as president William Howard Taft
22. 1909 Opens Oval Office William Howard Taft
23. 1910 World Sunday School Convention Yun Ch'iho
24. 1913 Address to Congress on domestic legislation Woodrow Wilson
25. 1915 Peace-mission meeting at the White House Henry Ford
26. 1915 Move to Washington as senator Warren G. Harding
27. 1915 Marriage to Edith Bolling Galt Woodrow Wilson
28. 1917 Moved into Washington home Herbert Hoover
29. 1917 War message to Congress Woodrow Wilson
30. 1918 Fourteen Points address Woodrow Wilson
31. 1921 Visits the White House Albert Einstein
32. 1921 Washington arms-control conference Saint-John Perse
33. 1921 Retirement in Kalorama Woodrow Wilson
34. 1921 Presidential inauguration Warren G. Harding
35. 1921 Visit to Walter Reed Hospital Warren G. Harding
36. 1921 Receives radium at the White House Marie Curie
37. 1921 Sworn in as chief justice William Howard Taft
38. 1921 Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Warren G. Harding
39. 1922 Closing the Washington Naval Conference Warren G. Harding
40. 1922 Dedicates Lincoln Memorial William Howard Taft
41. 1923 Memorial Day at Arlington Warren G. Harding
42. 1923 Last national address Woodrow Wilson
43. 1924 First White House radio broadcast Calvin Coolidge
44. 1924 Death in Washington Woodrow Wilson
45. 1924 Phonofilm recording on White House lawn Calvin Coolidge
46. 1925 AFB address in Washington Helen Keller
47. 1925 Second presidential inauguration Calvin Coolidge
48. 1927 American Battle Monuments Commission work Dwight D. Eisenhower
49. 1927 Meeting President Coolidge Paramahansa Yogananda
50. 1927 Temporary residence at Patterson Mansion Calvin Coolidge

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