White House in the Cold War

The atlas holds 26 people and 64 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Ronald Reagan.

Notable people

  1. John F. Kennedy

    from 1947 to 1963

    8 moments here

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

  2. 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.…

  3. Ronald Reagan

    from 1981 to 1989

    5 moments here

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

  4. 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.…

  5. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    from 1953 to 1969

    4 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…

  6. Elizabeth II

    from 1951 to 1991

    3 moments here

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

  7. Margaret Thatcher

    from 1975 to 1981

    3 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…

  8. 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…

  9. 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.…

  10. Raisa Gorbacheva

    from 1987 to 1990

    3 moments here

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

  11. Nelson Mandela

    in 1990

    2 moments here

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

  12. 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.…

  13. Harry S. Truman

    from 1950 to 1952

    2 moments here

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

  14. George H. W. Bush

    from 1976 to 1989

    2 moments here

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

  15. Benazir Bhutto

    from 1984 to 1989

    2 moments here

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

  16. Elvis Presley

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…

  17. Pope John Paul II

    in 1979

    1 moment here

    Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

  18. Fidel Castro

    in 1959

    1 moment 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…

  19. Gabriel García Márquez

    in 1987

    1 moment here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

  20. Mother Teresa

    in 1985

    1 moment here

    Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…

  21. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1949

    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…

  22. Indira Gandhi

    in 1971

    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.…

  23. Helen Keller

    in 1961

    1 moment here

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

  24. Diana, Princess of Wales

    in 1985

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1947 Lived in Georgetown during House service John F. Kennedy
  2. 1949 First visit to the United States Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. 1950 Blair House Korean War meeting Harry S. Truman
  4. 1950 Development-plan announcement Golda Meir
  5. 1951 Visited President Truman Elizabeth II
  6. 1952 Return to the renovated White House Harry S. Truman
  7. 1953 First presidential inauguration Dwight D. Eisenhower
  8. 1953 Medical treatment at Bethesda Umm Kulthum
  9. 1954 Churchill conference in Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower
  10. 1955 Settled at Hickory Hill John F. Kennedy
  11. 1957 Delivers “Give Us the Ballot” Martin Luther King Jr.
  12. 1958 Returned to Georgetown John F. Kennedy
  13. 1958 Meets President Eisenhower Martin Luther King Jr.
  14. 1959 United States working visit Fidel Castro
  15. 1960 Announced presidential candidacy John F. Kennedy
  16. 1961 Farewell Address from the Oval Office Dwight D. Eisenhower
  17. 1961 Visit with President Kennedy Helen Keller
  18. 1961 Began White House residence John F. Kennedy
  19. 1961 Inaugurated at the Capitol John F. Kennedy
  20. 1961 Visiting lecturer at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Nadine Gordimer
  21. 1961 Meets President Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr.
  22. 1963 Delivered the American University peace address John F. Kennedy
  23. 1963 Met March on Washington leaders John F. Kennedy
  24. 1963 Delivers “I Have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr.
  25. 1963 Meets Kennedy after March on Washington Martin Luther King Jr.
  26. 1964 Meets Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr.
  27. 1969 Death at Walter Reed Dwight D. Eisenhower
  28. 1970 Meeting President Nixon Elvis Presley
  29. 1971 Washington official visit Indira Gandhi
  30. 1971 White House meeting with Nixon Golda Meir
  31. 1972 White House meeting with Nixon Golda Meir
  32. 1973 Washington peace discussions Golda Meir
  33. 1973 White House state visit Golda Meir
  34. 1974 Presidential campaign announcement Jimmy Carter
  35. 1975 Meeting President Ford Margaret Thatcher
  36. 1975 National Press Club address Margaret Thatcher
  37. 1976 Return to Washington as DCI George H. W. Bush
  38. 1978 Camp David Accords signing Jimmy Carter
  39. 1979 White House isolation during hostage crisis Jimmy Carter
  40. 1979 White House meeting with President Carter Pope John Paul II
  41. 1981 Inaugurated at the Capitol Ronald Reagan
  42. 1981 First Reagan White House visit Margaret Thatcher
  43. 1981 Shot outside Washington Hilton Ronald Reagan
  44. 1984 Political meetings in Washington Benazir Bhutto
  45. 1985 Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom Mother Teresa
  46. 1985 Undergoes surgery at Bethesda Ronald Reagan
  47. 1985 White House visit Diana, Princess of Wales
  48. 1986 Address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress Corazon Aquino
  49. 1986 Meeting with President Reagan at the White House Corazon Aquino
  50. 1987 White House meeting with Bill Clinton Gabriel García Márquez

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