Historical figures in White House

The atlas holds 51 people and 133 moments here, from 1789 to 2017. 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. John F. Kennedy

    from 1941 to 1963

    10 moments here

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

  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    from 1927 to 1969

    10 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…

  3. Abraham Lincoln

    from 1848 to 1865

    8 moments here

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

  4. Ronald Reagan

    from 1981 to 1994

    6 moments here

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

  5. 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.…

  6. 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…

  7. Golda Meir

    from 1950 to 1973

    5 moments here

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

  8. Elizabeth II

    from 1951 to 2007

    4 moments here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

  9. Harry S. Truman

    from 1935 to 1952

    4 moments here

    Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

  10. James Madison

    from 1801 to 1814

    4 moments here

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

  11. Helen Keller

    from 1886 to 1961

    4 moments here

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

  12. Shinzo Abe

    from 2007 to 2017

    4 moments here

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

  13. Nelson Mandela

    from 1990 to 1998

    3 moments here

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

  14. Charles Dickens

    from 1842 to 1868

    3 moments here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  15. Jimmy Carter

    from 1974 to 1979

    3 moments here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  16. John Adams

    from 1800 to 1801

    3 moments here

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

  17. Benazir Bhutto

    from 1984 to 1995

    3 moments here

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

  18. Diana, Princess of Wales

    from 1985 to 1997

    3 moments here

    Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

  19. Corazon Aquino

    from 1986 to 1989

    3 moments here

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

  20. Raisa Gorbacheva

    from 1987 to 1990

    3 moments here

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

  21. 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.…

  22. 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.…

  23. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    from 1939 to 1945

    2 moments here

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

  24. Mikhail Gorbachev

    from 1987 to 1990

    2 moments here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

Moments

  1. 1789 Received in Alexandria George Washington
  2. 1800 First official visit to Washington John Adams
  3. 1800 Moved into the White House John Adams
  4. 1801 Left the White House at end of presidency John Adams
  5. 1801 First presidential inauguration Thomas Jefferson
  6. 1801 Secretary of State in Washington James Madison
  7. 1807 Visits Washington Simón Bolívar
  8. 1809 Presidential inauguration James Madison
  9. 1814 Flight from Washington after Bladensburg James Madison
  10. 1814 Return to burned Washington James Madison
  11. 1842 Calls on President Tyler Charles Dickens
  12. 1848 Spoke in the U.S. House Abraham Lincoln
  13. 1861 Arrived in Washington as president-elect Abraham Lincoln
  14. 1861 Called at the White House Abraham Lincoln
  15. 1861 First presidential inauguration Abraham Lincoln
  16. 1865 Second presidential inauguration Abraham Lincoln
  17. 1865 Attended Our American Cousin Abraham Lincoln
  18. 1865 Carried to Petersen House Abraham Lincoln
  19. 1865 Died at Petersen House Abraham Lincoln
  20. 1867 Works briefly in Washington Mark Twain
  21. 1868 Meets President Andrew Johnson Charles Dickens
  22. 1868 Reads before the president Charles Dickens
  23. 1878 Demonstrates phonograph in Washington Thomas Edison
  24. 1886 Visit to Washington after Baltimore consultation Helen Keller
  25. 1893 Visit to Washington during Cleveland inauguration Helen Keller
  26. 1901 Dinner with Booker T. Washington Theodore Roosevelt
  27. 1906 Testifies before Congress on copyright Mark Twain
  28. 1915 Peace-mission meeting at the White House Henry Ford
  29. 1921 Visits the White House Albert Einstein
  30. 1921 Receives radium at the White House Marie Curie
  31. 1925 AFB address in Washington Helen Keller
  32. 1927 American Battle Monuments Commission work Dwight D. Eisenhower
  33. 1927 Army War College studies Dwight D. Eisenhower
  34. 1929 Appears with President Hoover on second U.S. tour Marie Curie
  35. 1929 Executive officer to the Assistant Secretary of War Dwight D. Eisenhower
  36. 1935 Washington home during Senate years Harry S. Truman
  37. 1938 Guest of the Pan American Union in Washington Gabriela Mistral
  38. 1939 Sails to Mount Vernon with British monarchs Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  39. 1941 Joined Naval Intelligence in Washington John F. Kennedy
  40. 1941 War Plans Division service Dwight D. Eisenhower
  41. 1945 Visit to General Marshall at the Pentagon Jean-Paul Sartre
  42. 1945 Addresses Congress after Yalta Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  43. 1945 Sworn in as president Harry S. Truman
  44. 1945 Return to Washington as Army Chief of Staff Dwight D. Eisenhower
  45. 1946 Residence at Fort Myer Dwight D. Eisenhower
  46. 1946 Moved to Washington as congressman-elect John F. Kennedy
  47. 1947 Lived in Georgetown during House service John F. Kennedy
  48. 1949 First visit to the United States Jawaharlal Nehru
  49. 1950 Blair House Korean War meeting Harry S. Truman
  50. 1950 Development-plan announcement Golda Meir

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