Political Leaders in New York City

The atlas holds 35 people and 91 moments here, from 1776 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Helen Keller and Martin Luther King Jr..

Notable people

  1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    from 1904 to 1944

    8 moments here

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

  2. Helen Keller

    from 1894 to 1947

    6 moments here

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

  3. Martin Luther King Jr.

    from 1958 to 1967

    5 moments here

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

  4. George Washington

    from 1776 to 1789

    4 moments here

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

  5. James Madison

    from 1785 to 1789

    4 moments here

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

  6. Gabriela Mistral

    from 1924 to 1955

    4 moments here

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

  7. Nelson Mandela

    from 1990 to 1993

    3 moments here

    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

  8. Winston Churchill

    from 1895 to 1953

    3 moments here

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

  9. John F. Kennedy

    from 1927 to 1962

    3 moments here

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

  10. Fidel Castro

    from 1960 to 2000

    3 moments here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  11. Henry Ford

    from 1915 to 1916

    3 moments here

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

  12. Theodore Roosevelt

    from 1858 to 1895

    3 moments here

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

  13. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    from 1948 to 1960

    3 moments here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

  14. Kofi Annan

    from 1983 to 2006

    3 moments here

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

  15. Indira Gandhi

    from 1968 to 1983

    3 moments 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.…

  16. Benazir Bhutto

    from 1971 to 2002

    3 moments here

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

  17. Golda Meir

    from 1921 to 1960

    3 moments here

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

  18. Tupac Shakur

    from 1971 to 1995

    3 moments here

    American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…

  19. Ebrahim Raisi

    from 2022 to 2023

    3 moments here

    Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…

  20. Ronald Reagan

    from 1944 to 1979

    2 moments here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  21. Abraham Lincoln

    from 1860 to 1861

    2 moments here

    American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

  22. Che Guevara

    in 1964

    2 moments here

    Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…

  23. Hugo Chávez

    from 1999 to 2006

    2 moments here

    Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…

  24. Shinzo Abe

    from 2013 to 2015

    2 moments here

    Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…

Moments

  1. 1776 Watches the battle from Fort Lee George Washington
  2. 1783 Bids farewell at Fraunces Tavern George Washington
  3. 1785 Journey onward to New York James Madison
  4. 1787 Congressional business after the convention James Madison
  5. 1788 Return to New York after Virginia ratification James Madison
  6. 1789 Arrives in New York George Washington
  7. 1789 Takes the oath at Federal Hall George Washington
  8. 1789 Began vice presidency John Adams
  9. 1789 First Congress in New York James Madison
  10. 1807 Visits New York City Simón Bolívar
  11. 1858 Birth at Roosevelt family home Theodore Roosevelt
  12. 1860 Delivered the Cooper Union address Abraham Lincoln
  13. 1861 Received crowds in New York City Abraham Lincoln
  14. 1880 Returned to New York for Columbia Law School Theodore Roosevelt
  15. 1894 Visit to Bedloe's Island Helen Keller
  16. 1894 Wright-Humason School studies Helen Keller
  17. 1895 New York City Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt
  18. 1895 First visit to New York Winston Churchill
  19. 1901 Final North American lecture at Carnegie Hall Winston Churchill
  20. 1904 Studies at Columbia Law School Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  21. 1905 Marries Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  22. 1912 New York City letter Ho Chi Minh
  23. 1915 Peace Ship press conference Henry Ford
  24. 1915 Departure on the Peace Ship Henry Ford
  25. 1916 Peace speech in New York Helen Keller
  26. 1916 Return from the Peace Ship mission Henry Ford
  27. 1917 Move to Forest Hills Helen Keller
  28. 1921 Departure for Palestine Golda Meir
  29. 1921 Admitted to Presbyterian Hospital Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  30. 1921 Returns to East 65th Street home Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  31. 1922 Returns to Equitable Building office Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  32. 1924 Educational-reform lecture at Columbia Gabriela Mistral
  33. 1924 Returns publicly at Democratic convention Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  34. 1927 Relocated to Riverdale John F. Kennedy
  35. 1930 Courses and lectures at Barnard Gabriela Mistral
  36. 1931 World Conference on Work for the Blind Helen Keller
  37. 1939 Opens New York World's Fair by television Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  38. 1944 War Loan duty in New York Ronald Reagan
  39. 1944 Campaigns through New York City in the rain Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  40. 1945 New York City visit Charles de Gaulle
  41. 1947 Lions Club address during world tour Helen Keller
  42. 1948 New York fundraising accident Golda Meir
  43. 1948 Inauguration as Columbia president Dwight D. Eisenhower
  44. 1949 Graduation from Notre Dame Convent School Corazon Aquino
  45. 1953 Visits Eisenhower and Truman in the United States Winston Churchill
  46. 1953 Chile delegate at the UN Commission on the Status of Women Gabriela Mistral
  47. 1953 Atoms for Peace address Dwight D. Eisenhower
  48. 1955 Attendance at UN human-rights message reading Gabriela Mistral
  49. 1958 Stabbed at Harlem book signing Martin Luther King Jr.
  50. 1959 Returns from India through New York Martin Luther King Jr.

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