Performers in White House
The atlas holds 9 people and 16 moments here, from 1878 to 2008. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Robin Williams and Whitney Houston.
Notable people
Ronald Reagan
from 1981 to 1994
6 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Robin Williams
from 1998 to 2008
2 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Whitney Houston
from 1994 to 1997
2 moments here
American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…
Thomas Edison
in 1878
1 moment here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
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…
Selena
in 1994
1 moment here
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner.…
Carrie Fisher
in 2008
1 moment here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Umm Kulthum
in 1953
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…
George Michael
in 2000
1 moment here
English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…
Moments
- 1878 Demonstrates phonograph in Washington Thomas Edison
- 1953 Medical treatment at Bethesda Umm Kulthum
- 1981 Inaugurated at the Capitol Ronald Reagan
- 1981 Shot outside Washington Hilton Ronald Reagan
- 1985 Undergoes surgery at Bethesda Ronald Reagan
- 1987 White House meeting with Bill Clinton Gabriel García Márquez
- 1987 Hosts Washington Summit Ronald Reagan
- 1989 Returns to White House for portrait Ronald Reagan
- 1994 White House state-dinner performance Whitney Houston
- 1994 Makes final public speech Ronald Reagan
- 1994 D.C. Armory concert Selena
- 1997 Classic Whitney concerts Whitney Houston
- 1998 Washington public appearance Robin Williams
- 2000 Equality Rocks benefit performance George Michael
- 2008 Wishful Drinking at Arena Stage Carrie Fisher
- 2008 USO World Gala appearance Robin Williams