Paris in the Cold War
The atlas holds 22 people and 37 moments here, from 1948 to 1989. The most recorded lives are Jean-Paul Sartre, Mikhail Gorbachev and Marlene Dietrich.
Notable people
Jean-Paul Sartre
from 1962 to 1980
5 moments here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Mikhail Gorbachev
from 1976 to 1985
3 moments here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1959 to 1976
3 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Ronald Reagan
from 1982 to 1989
2 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
John F. Kennedy
from 1951 to 1961
2 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Salvador Dalí
from 1970 to 1979
2 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Charles de Gaulle
from 1961 to 1962
2 moments here
French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1955 to 1956
2 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Le Corbusier
from 1960 to 1964
2 moments here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Judy Garland
in 1960
2 moments here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Pablo Picasso
in 1965
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Winston Churchill
in 1958
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1959
1 moment here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Ernest Hemingway
in 1956
1 moment here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Yuri Gagarin
in 1965
1 moment here
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1984
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1950
1 moment 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…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1948
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…
Indira Gandhi
in 1966
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.…
Helen Keller
in 1952
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Umm Kulthum
in 1967
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…
Raisa Gorbacheva
in 1985
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
Moments
- 1948 United Nations General Assembly special session Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1950 NATO command residence Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1951 Began a Europe-Asia fact-finding tour John F. Kennedy
- 1952 Speech at the Sorbonne Helen Keller
- 1955 Residence in Paris Gabriel García Márquez
- 1956 Writing in the Latin Quarter Gabriel García Márquez
- 1956 Paris trunks recovered at the Ritz Ernest Hemingway
- 1958 Receives Order of Liberation in Paris Winston Churchill
- 1959 Interview in Paris Marlene Dietrich
- 1959 Visits Richard Wright in Paris Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 Sorbonne conference Le Corbusier
- 1960 Olympia concerts Judy Garland
- 1960 Palais de Chaillot concerts Judy Garland
- 1961 Talks with President Kennedy Charles de Gaulle
- 1961 Held Paris state visit John F. Kennedy
- 1962 Studio at 222 boulevard Raspail Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1962 Olympia appearance Marlene Dietrich
- 1962 Survived the Petit-Clamart ambush Charles de Gaulle
- 1964 Grand Officier ceremony at atelier Le Corbusier
- 1965 Undergoes surgery in Neuilly Pablo Picasso
- 1965 Paris Air Show appearance Yuri Gagarin
- 1966 Paris stopover and Élysée meetings Indira Gandhi
- 1967 Olympia recital and interview Umm Kulthum
- 1968 Arrest during the May 1968 strikes Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1970 Announces museum project in Paris Salvador Dalí
- 1970 Speech outside Renault Billancourt Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1976 Retirement to Avenue Montaigne Marlene Dietrich
- 1976 Visit to France Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1977 Second visit to France Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1979 Boat-people appeal at the Élysée Palace Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1979 Arrives at the Centre Pompidou Salvador Dalí
- 1980 Death in Paris Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1982 Makes Paris state visit Ronald Reagan
- 1984 Kafka exhibition opening at Pompidou Center Jorge Luis Borges
- 1985 State visit to Paris Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1985 Paris state-visit appearance Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1989 Visits Paris centennial events Ronald Reagan