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. Jorge Amado

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    Brazilian modernist writer, journalist, and Communist politician whose life moved between Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, South America, Europe,…

  2. Jorge Rafael Videla

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    Argentine Army officer and de facto president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. His dictatorship, the National Reorganization Process, conducted…

  3. José Eduardo dos Santos

    from 1995 to 2004

    3 moments here

    Angolan politician and military officer who served as Angola’s president from 1979 to 2017. His documented movements include exile in…

  4. José Martí

    in 1892

    1 moment here

    Cuban nationalist, writer, journalist, and organizer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. Martí lived and worked across Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Guatemala,…

  5. José Mujica

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…

  6. Kenneth Kaunda

    from 1975 to 1987

    4 moments here

    Zambian teacher, nationalist leader, and first president of independent Zambia, serving from 1964 to 1991.…

  7. Khaleda Zia

    in 1992

    1 moment here

    Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…

  8. Kim Dae-jung

    from 1982 to 1994

    2 moments here

    South Korean politician, democracy activist, and eighth president of South Korea (1998–2003).…

  9. Kofi Annan

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  10. Lee Kuan Yew

    from 1967 to 1985

    3 moments here

    Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…

  11. Léopold Sédar Senghor

    from 1966 to 1980

    3 moments here

    Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…

  12. Liliʻuokalani

    from 1887 to 1897

    2 moments here

    Liliʻuokalani was the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, reigning from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the monarchy on January…

  13. Lyndon B. Johnson

    from 1964 to 1968

    8 moments here

    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) was a Texas-born teacher, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 36th president of the United States.…

  14. Macfarlane Burnet

    in 1952

    1 moment here

    Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…

  15. Manmohan Singh

    from 2005 to 2010

    4 moments here

    Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…

  16. Margaret Thatcher

    from 1975 to 2006

    5 moments here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

  17. Marie Curie

    from 1921 to 1929

    2 moments here

    Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…

  18. Mark Twain

    from 1867 to 1906

    2 moments here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  19. Marlon Brando

    in 1963

    1 moment here

    American actor and activist whose stage and screen career ranged from Broadway in the 1940s to major films through the early 2000s.…

  20. Martin Luther King Jr.

    from 1957 to 1964

    6 moments here

    American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

  21. Martin Van Buren

    from 1821 to 1837

    2 moments here

    Martin Van Buren was an American lawyer and politician who served as New York attorney general, U.S.…

  22. Mathieu Kérékou

    in 1999

    1 moment here

    Beninese military officer and politician who led Dahomey/Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006.…

  23. Max Weber

    in 1904

    1 moment here

    German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist whose work on rationalisation, bureaucracy, religion, capitalism, and social action…

  24. Maya Angelou

    from 1993 to 2011

    2 moments here

    American memoirist, poet, performer, educator, and civil-rights activist. Her documented life moved from Missouri and Arkansas to California and New…

Moments

  1. 1953 Medical treatment at Bethesda Umm Kulthum
  2. 1954 Oppenheimer hearing testimony Enrico Fermi
  3. 1954 State visit to Washington Haile Selassie
  4. 1954 Churchill conference in Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower
  5. 1954 State visit talks in Washington Syngman Rhee
  6. 1955 Settled at Hickory Hill John F. Kennedy
  7. 1956 Parity experiment at the National Bureau of Standards Chien-Shiung Wu
  8. 1956 Address to the U.S. Congress Sukarno
  9. 1957 Return to Howard as instructor Toni Morrison
  10. 1957 Delivers “Give Us the Ballot” Martin Luther King Jr.
  11. 1957 Address to the United States Congress Ngô Đình Diệm
  12. 1957 Arrival for United States state visit Ngô Đình Diệm
  13. 1958 Returned to Georgetown John F. Kennedy
  14. 1958 United States tour Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
  15. 1958 Unofficial visit to Washington Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  16. 1958 Meets President Eisenhower Martin Luther King Jr.
  17. 1959 United States working visit Fidel Castro
  18. 1959 Agricultural research visit Nikita Khrushchev
  19. 1959 Arrival in the United States Nikita Khrushchev
  20. 1959 Washington diplomatic discussions Ahmed Sékou Touré
  21. 1960 Announced presidential candidacy John F. Kennedy
  22. 1960 Address to the United States Congress Bhumibol Adulyadej
  23. 1960 Arrival at Washington National Airport Sirikit
  24. 1960 Appeal for United States assistance Patrice Lumumba
  25. 1961 Farewell Address from the Oval Office Dwight D. Eisenhower
  26. 1961 White House luncheon Grace Kelly
  27. 1961 Visit with President Kennedy Helen Keller
  28. 1961 Began White House residence John F. Kennedy
  29. 1961 Inaugurated at the Capitol John F. Kennedy
  30. 1961 Visiting lecturer at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Nadine Gordimer
  31. 1961 Official White House meeting Willy Brandt
  32. 1961 Graduation in Alexandria Jim Morrison
  33. 1961 Meets President Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr.
  34. 1962 Visit to Washington Agostinho Neto
  35. 1962 White House dinner Igor Stravinsky
  36. 1962 Official visit to Washington U Thant
  37. 1962 White House state visit Félix Houphouët-Boigny
  38. 1962 White House meeting with Kennedy and Glenn Gherman Titov
  39. 1962 Arrival at Washington National Airport Ahmed Sékou Touré
  40. 1962 Visit to the Kennedy White House Pearl S. Buck
  41. 1963 Delivered the American University peace address John F. Kennedy
  42. 1963 Meeting with President Kennedy Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  43. 1963 Met March on Washington leaders John F. Kennedy
  44. 1963 March on Washington participation Marlon Brando
  45. 1963 Delivers “I Have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr.
  46. 1963 Meets Kennedy after March on Washington Martin Luther King Jr.
  47. 1963 March on Washington Rosa Parks
  48. 1963 Arrival in Washington during state visit Haile Selassie
  49. 1963 Kennedy state funeral Haile Selassie
  50. 1964 Meets Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr.

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