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. I. M. Pei

    in 1992

    1 moment here

    Ieoh Ming Pei was a Chinese-American architect whose work ranged from U.S. civic and cultural buildings to major projects in China, France, and the…

  2. Indira Gandhi

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  3. Islam Karimov

    in 2002

    1 moment here

    Uzbek political leader who became first secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in 1989 and served as Uzbekistan’s first president from…

  4. Jacques Chirac

    in 1987

    1 moment here

    French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…

  5. James A. Garfield

    from 1862 to 1881

    6 moments here

    James Abram Garfield was an Ohio educator, Union Army general, U.S. representative, and the 20th president of the United States.…

  6. James Buchanan

    from 1857 to 1861

    4 moments here

    James Buchanan Jr. was an American lawyer, diplomat, senator, secretary of state, and the fifteenth president of the United States.…

  7. James K. Polk

    from 1825 to 1849

    7 moments here

    James Knox Polk was the eleventh president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. Born in North Carolina and raised largely in Tennessee,…

  8. James Madison

    from 1801 to 1814

    4 moments here

    James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…

  9. James Monroe

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…

  10. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1949

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

  11. Jean-Paul Sartre

    in 1945

    1 moment here

    French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…

  12. Jerry Rawlings

    from 1995 to 1999

    2 moments here

    Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian Air Force officer and politician who led Ghana in 1979 and from 1981 to 2001, first as military ruler and later as…

  13. Jiang Zemin

    in 1997

    1 moment here

    Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…

  14. Jim Morrison

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…

  15. Jimmy Carter

    from 1974 to 1979

    3 moments here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  16. John Adams

    from 1800 to 1801

    3 moments here

    American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

  17. John Atta Mills

    in 2012

    1 moment here

    John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian legal scholar and politician who served as vice president of Ghana from 1997 to 2001 and president from 7…

  18. John F. Kennedy

    from 1941 to 1963

    10 moments here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

  19. John Lennon

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…

  20. John Maynard Keynes

    in 1944

    1 moment here

    English economist, civil servant, Cambridge fellow, and British international negotiator whose work shaped modern macroeconomics.…

  21. John McCain

    from 1946 to 1973

    2 moments here

    John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…

  22. John Quincy Adams

    from 1821 to 1848

    5 moments here

    John Quincy Adams was an American diplomat, secretary of state, sixth president of the United States, and Massachusetts representative.…

  23. John Steinbeck

    in 1964

    1 moment here

    American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…

  24. John Tyler

    from 1816 to 1861

    5 moments here

    John Tyler was an American lawyer, Virginia politician, tenth vice president, and tenth president of the United States.…

Moments

  1. 1927 Army War College studies Dwight D. Eisenhower
  2. 1927 Return to the White House Calvin Coolidge
  3. 1927 George Gordon Meade Memorial dedication Calvin Coolidge
  4. 1928 National Bureau of Standards research Walter Brattain
  5. 1929 Presidential inauguration Herbert Hoover
  6. 1929 Appears with President Hoover on second U.S. tour Marie Curie
  7. 1929 Executive officer to the Assistant Secretary of War Dwight D. Eisenhower
  8. 1930 Burial at Arlington National Cemetery William Howard Taft
  9. 1930 Dies in Washington William Howard Taft
  10. 1931 Honorary degree at Pan American Union Building Prajadhipok
  11. 1931 Meeting President Hoover in Washington Prajadhipok
  12. 1933 Bonus Army campsite visit Eleanor Roosevelt
  13. 1934 Childhood in Washington Carlos Fuentes
  14. 1935 Washington home during Senate years Harry S. Truman
  15. 1936 National Training School visit Eleanor Roosevelt
  16. 1938 Guest of the Pan American Union in Washington Gabriela Mistral
  17. 1938 Visit to Washington Fulgencio Batista
  18. 1938 Washington consultations Fulgencio Batista
  19. 1939 Washington Conference on Theoretical Physics Niels Bohr
  20. 1939 Move to Washington Syngman Rhee
  21. 1940 Beginning of Washington exile Saint-John Perse
  22. 1941 Residence in Georgetown Saint-John Perse
  23. 1941 Joined Naval Intelligence in Washington John F. Kennedy
  24. 1941 War Plans Division service Dwight D. Eisenhower
  25. 1942 Move to Northern Virginia Richard Nixon
  26. 1942 Washington naval-cryptanalysis visit Alan Turing
  27. 1942 Wartime visit to Washington Fulgencio Batista
  28. 1943 Address to Congress Soong Mei-ling
  29. 1943 White House press conference Soong Mei-ling
  30. 1943 Manhattan Project consultation Niels Bohr
  31. 1944 Washington Lend-Lease negotiations John Maynard Keynes
  32. 1945 Visit to General Marshall at the Pentagon Jean-Paul Sartre
  33. 1945 Addresses Congress after Yalta Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  34. 1945 Sworn in as president Harry S. Truman
  35. 1945 Germany and the Germans lecture Thomas Mann
  36. 1945 Return to Washington as Army Chief of Staff Dwight D. Eisenhower
  37. 1946 Residence at Fort Myer Dwight D. Eisenhower
  38. 1946 St. Stephen's School attendance John McCain
  39. 1946 Moved to Washington as congressman-elect John F. Kennedy
  40. 1946 Washington lobbying mission Syngman Rhee
  41. 1947 Hoover Commission work in Washington Herbert Hoover
  42. 1947 Lived in Georgetown during House service John F. Kennedy
  43. 1949 Howard University student Toni Morrison
  44. 1949 First visit to the United States Jawaharlal Nehru
  45. 1950 Blair House Korean War meeting Harry S. Truman
  46. 1950 Development-plan announcement Golda Meir
  47. 1951 Visited President Truman Elizabeth II
  48. 1952 Dyer Award Lecture at NIH Macfarlane Burnet
  49. 1952 Return to the renovated White House Harry S. Truman
  50. 1953 First presidential inauguration Dwight D. Eisenhower

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