Educators in White House
The atlas holds 6 people and 13 moments here, from 1921 to 2008. The most recorded lives are Golda Meir, Raisa Gorbacheva and Marie Curie.
Notable people
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.…
Raisa Gorbacheva
from 1987 to 1990
3 moments here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
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.…
Albert Einstein
in 1921
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
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.…
Pope Benedict XVI
in 2008
1 moment here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Moments
- 1921 Visits the White House Albert Einstein
- 1921 Receives radium at the White House Marie Curie
- 1929 Appears with President Hoover on second U.S. tour Marie Curie
- 1950 Development-plan announcement Golda Meir
- 1971 White House meeting with Nixon Golda Meir
- 1972 White House meeting with Nixon Golda Meir
- 1973 Washington peace discussions Golda Meir
- 1973 White House state visit Golda Meir
- 1979 White House meeting with President Carter Pope John Paul II
- 1987 White House state-visit reception Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1990 Arrives for Washington Summit Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1990 Library of Congress visit Raisa Gorbacheva
- 2008 United States journey Pope Benedict XVI