Political Leaders in Boston

The atlas holds 16 people and 46 moments here, from 1706 to 1990. The most recorded lives are John Adams, Helen Keller and John F. Kennedy.

Notable people

  1. John Adams

    from 1735 to 1826

    13 moments here

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

  2. Helen Keller

    from 1888 to 1956

    9 moments here

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

  3. John F. Kennedy

    from 1917 to 1946

    6 moments here

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

  4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    from 1900 to 1932

    3 moments here

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

  5. George Washington

    from 1775 to 1789

    2 moments here

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

  6. Theodore Roosevelt

    from 1876 to 1912

    2 moments here

    Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

  7. Benazir Bhutto

    in 1969

    2 moments here

    Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…

  8. Winston Churchill

    in 1949

    1 moment here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

  9. Martin Luther King Jr.

    in 1951

    1 moment here

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

  10. Thomas Jefferson

    in 1784

    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. Benjamin Franklin

    in 1706

    1 moment here

    American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…

  12. George H. W. Bush

    in 1924

    1 moment here

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

  13. Kofi Annan

    in 1971

    1 moment here

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

  14. Simón Bolívar

    in 1807

    1 moment here

    Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

  15. Corazon Aquino

    in 1982

    1 moment here

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

  16. Raisa Gorbacheva

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

Moments

  1. 1706 Birth on Milk Street Benjamin Franklin
  2. 1735 Birth on the Adams family farm John Adams
  3. 1751 Entered Harvard College John Adams
  4. 1768 Boston residence on Brattle Street John Adams
  5. 1768 Moved family to Boston John Adams
  6. 1771 Moved family back to Braintree John Adams
  7. 1772 Returned household to Boston John Adams
  8. 1774 Returned to the Braintree farm John Adams
  9. 1775 Occupies Cambridge headquarters George Washington
  10. 1776 Returned home after peace conference John Adams
  11. 1779 Returned from first French mission John Adams
  12. 1784 At Boston before Atlantic departure Thomas Jefferson
  13. 1789 Visits churches in Boston George Washington
  14. 1799 Stayed at Peacefield during peace crisis John Adams
  15. 1801 Returned to Peacefield full-time John Adams
  16. 1807 Visits Boston Simón Bolívar
  17. 1824 Received Lafayette at Peacefield John Adams
  18. 1826 Death at Peacefield John Adams
  19. 1876 Entered Harvard University Theodore Roosevelt
  20. 1888 First visit to Perkins Institution Helen Keller
  21. 1888 Visit to Bunker Hill Helen Keller
  22. 1889 Studies at Perkins Institution Helen Keller
  23. 1896 Cambridge School enrollment Helen Keller
  24. 1898 College preparation in Boston Helen Keller
  25. 1899 Radcliffe entrance examinations Helen Keller
  26. 1900 Matriculates at Harvard Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  27. 1900 Begins Radcliffe College Helen Keller
  28. 1912 Presidential-nomination declaration Theodore Roosevelt
  29. 1917 Born at 83 Beals Street John F. Kennedy
  30. 1917 Baptized at St. Aidan's Church John F. Kennedy
  31. 1920 Moved to Naples Road John F. Kennedy
  32. 1920 Campaigns in Boston Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  33. 1924 Birth in Milton George H. W. Bush
  34. 1932 Campaign address in Boston Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  35. 1936 Entered Harvard College John F. Kennedy
  36. 1944 Treated at Chelsea Naval Hospital John F. Kennedy
  37. 1946 Established a Boston political residence John F. Kennedy
  38. 1949 Speaks at MIT Winston Churchill
  39. 1951 Begins Boston University studies Martin Luther King Jr.
  40. 1955 Honorary degree at Harvard Helen Keller
  41. 1956 Keller-Macy Cottage dedication Helen Keller
  42. 1969 Begins undergraduate study at Harvard Benazir Bhutto
  43. 1969 Vietnam-war protest Benazir Bhutto
  44. 1971 Management study at MIT Sloan Kofi Annan
  45. 1982 Exile residence in Boston Corazon Aquino
  46. 1990 Wellesley College commencement address Raisa Gorbacheva

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