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. Sirikit

    from 1960 to 1981

    3 moments here

    Sirikit Kitiyakara was Queen of Thailand from 1950 to 2016 as consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and later Queen Mother.…

  2. Sirimavo Bandaranaike

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    Sri Lankan stateswoman and three-time prime minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Born Sirima Ratwatte in Ratnapura, she became the world’s first woman…

  3. Soong Mei-ling

    from 1943 to 1995

    3 moments here

    Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese political figure and wife of Chiang Kai-shek.…

  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. Sukarno

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Sukarno (1901–1970) was an Indonesian nationalist, revolutionary, engineer, and the first president of Indonesia.…

  6. Syngman Rhee

    from 1939 to 1954

    3 moments here

    Syngman Rhee was a Korean independence activist and the first president of the Republic of Korea, serving from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.…

  7. 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.…

  8. Thích Nhất Hạnh

    in 2013

    1 moment here

    Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, teacher, author, and peace activist. Thích Nhất Hạnh helped develop engaged Buddhism, founded the Plum Village…

  9. Thomas Edison

    in 1878

    1 moment here

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

  10. 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…

  11. Thomas Mann

    in 1945

    1 moment here

    German novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and 1929 Nobel laureate. Born in Lübeck, he lived principally in Munich before exile from Nazi…

  12. Tina Turner

    from 1978 to 2005

    2 moments here

    Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, actress, and author.…

  13. Toni Morrison

    from 1949 to 2012

    4 moments here

    Toni Morrison (Chloe Ardelia Wofford) was an American novelist, editor, and professor whose career moved through Ohio, Washington, D.C., New York,…

  14. Ulysses S. Grant

    from 1864 to 1873

    5 moments here

    Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

  15. Umm Kulthum

    in 1953

    1 moment here

    Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…

  16. U Thant

    from 1962 to 1968

    2 moments here

    Burmese diplomat and third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961–1971). Born in Pantanaw, he taught and served in Burma’s government before…

  17. Violeta Chamorro

    from 1989 to 1995

    3 moments here

    Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro was a Nicaraguan newspaper publisher and politician. After succeeding her assassinated husband at La Prensa, she…

  18. Walter Brattain

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    American experimental physicist and co-inventor of the point-contact transistor. Brattain’s documented life moved from his birth in Amoy, China,…

  19. Walt Whitman

    from 1862 to 1873

    5 moments here

    American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…

  20. Warren G. Harding

    from 1892 to 1923

    7 moments here

    Warren G. Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923.…

  21. Whitney Houston

    from 1994 to 1997

    2 moments here

    American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…

  22. William Henry Harrison

    in 1841

    3 moments here

    William Henry Harrison was an American army officer, territorial governor, diplomat, Whig politician, and the ninth president of the United States.…

  23. William Howard Taft

    from 1890 to 1930

    8 moments here

    William Howard Taft was an American lawyer, judge, colonial administrator, secretary of war, 27th president of the United States, and 10th chief…

  24. William McKinley

    from 1865 to 1901

    4 moments here

    William McKinley Jr. (1843–1901) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, Republican politician, governor of Ohio, and the 25th president of the…

Moments

  1. 1985 State visit and address to Congress Lee Kuan Yew
  2. 1985 White House visit Diana, Princess of Wales
  3. 1985 Senate greenhouse-effect testimony Carl Sagan
  4. 1986 Senate testimony on HIV/AIDS Elizabeth Taylor
  5. 1986 Meeting with President Reagan Bob Hawke
  6. 1986 Performance at Lisner Auditorium Mercedes Sosa
  7. 1986 Address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress Corazon Aquino
  8. 1986 Meeting with President Reagan at the White House Corazon Aquino
  9. 1987 White House meeting Jacques Chirac
  10. 1987 White House meeting with Ronald Reagan Omar Bongo
  11. 1987 White House meeting with Bill Clinton Gabriel García Márquez
  12. 1987 White House meeting with Reagan Kenneth Kaunda
  13. 1987 Washington Summit and INF Treaty Mikhail Gorbachev
  14. 1987 White House state-visit reception Raisa Gorbacheva
  15. 1987 Hosts Washington Summit Ronald Reagan
  16. 1988 Poetry reading and interview in Washington Octavio Paz
  17. 1989 First White House visit Benazir Bhutto
  18. 1989 Presidential inauguration George H. W. Bush
  19. 1989 Meeting with President George H. W. Bush Violeta Chamorro
  20. 1989 Veterans Day service at Arlington National Cemetery Corazon Aquino
  21. 1989 Returns to White House for portrait Ronald Reagan
  22. 1990 House Budget Committee testimony Elizabeth Taylor
  23. 1990 Anti-apartheid birthday gala speech Rosa Parks
  24. 1990 Washington Summit and Camp David Mikhail Gorbachev
  25. 1990 Arrives for Washington Summit Raisa Gorbacheva
  26. 1990 Library of Congress visit Raisa Gorbacheva
  27. 1990 Addresses the U.S. Congress Nelson Mandela
  28. 1990 Meets President Bush Nelson Mandela
  29. 1990 National Medal of Science presentation Allan MacLeod Cormack
  30. 1991 White House state visit Violeta Chamorro
  31. 1991 Addressed the United States Congress Elizabeth II
  32. 1991 Welcomed at the White House Elizabeth II
  33. 1992 Private visit to Washington Khaleda Zia
  34. 1992 Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony I. M. Pei
  35. 1993 Presidential inaugural recitation Maya Angelou
  36. 1993 Oslo Accords signing ceremony Yasser Arafat
  37. 1993 Oslo I handshake at the White House Yitzhak Rabin
  38. 1994 White House state-dinner performance Whitney Houston
  39. 1994 Makes final public speech Ronald Reagan
  40. 1994 National Press Club speech Kim Dae-jung
  41. 1994 Washington Declaration with Jordan Yitzhak Rabin
  42. 1994 D.C. Armory concert Selena
  43. 1995 Howard Charter Day address Toni Morrison
  44. 1995 White House working luncheon Jerry Rawlings
  45. 1995 Meeting President Clinton at the White House Benazir Bhutto
  46. 1995 National Press Club memoir speech Margaret Thatcher
  47. 1995 Honored at the United States Capitol Soong Mei-ling
  48. 1995 Department of Commerce address Violeta Chamorro
  49. 1995 United States tour performance at Kennedy Center Mercedes Sosa
  50. 1995 White House meeting with Bill Clinton José Eduardo dos Santos

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