Political Leaders in White House

The atlas holds 31 people and 101 moments here, from 1789 to 2017. The most recorded lives are John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Abraham Lincoln.

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. 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.…

  9. 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…

  10. Helen Keller

    from 1886 to 1961

    4 moments here

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

  11. 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.…

  12. 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,…

  13. 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…

  14. 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.…

  15. 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.…

  16. 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.…

  17. Raisa Gorbacheva

    from 1987 to 1990

    3 moments here

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

  18. 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,…

  19. 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.…

  20. 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…

  21. George Washington

    in 1789

    1 moment here

    George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

  22. Thomas Jefferson

    in 1801

    1 moment here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

  23. 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.…

  24. 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…

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. 1848 Spoke in the U.S. House Abraham Lincoln
  12. 1861 Arrived in Washington as president-elect Abraham Lincoln
  13. 1861 Called at the White House Abraham Lincoln
  14. 1861 First presidential inauguration Abraham Lincoln
  15. 1865 Second presidential inauguration Abraham Lincoln
  16. 1865 Attended Our American Cousin Abraham Lincoln
  17. 1865 Carried to Petersen House Abraham Lincoln
  18. 1865 Died at Petersen House Abraham Lincoln
  19. 1886 Visit to Washington after Baltimore consultation Helen Keller
  20. 1893 Visit to Washington during Cleveland inauguration Helen Keller
  21. 1901 Dinner with Booker T. Washington Theodore Roosevelt
  22. 1915 Peace-mission meeting at the White House Henry Ford
  23. 1925 AFB address in Washington Helen Keller
  24. 1927 American Battle Monuments Commission work Dwight D. Eisenhower
  25. 1927 Army War College studies Dwight D. Eisenhower
  26. 1929 Executive officer to the Assistant Secretary of War Dwight D. Eisenhower
  27. 1935 Washington home during Senate years Harry S. Truman
  28. 1938 Guest of the Pan American Union in Washington Gabriela Mistral
  29. 1939 Sails to Mount Vernon with British monarchs Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  30. 1941 Joined Naval Intelligence in Washington John F. Kennedy
  31. 1941 War Plans Division service Dwight D. Eisenhower
  32. 1945 Addresses Congress after Yalta Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  33. 1945 Sworn in as president Harry S. Truman
  34. 1945 Return to Washington as Army Chief of Staff Dwight D. Eisenhower
  35. 1946 Residence at Fort Myer Dwight D. Eisenhower
  36. 1946 Moved to Washington as congressman-elect John F. Kennedy
  37. 1947 Lived in Georgetown during House service John F. Kennedy
  38. 1949 First visit to the United States Jawaharlal Nehru
  39. 1950 Blair House Korean War meeting Harry S. Truman
  40. 1950 Development-plan announcement Golda Meir
  41. 1952 Return to the renovated White House Harry S. Truman
  42. 1953 First presidential inauguration Dwight D. Eisenhower
  43. 1954 Churchill conference in Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower
  44. 1955 Settled at Hickory Hill John F. Kennedy
  45. 1957 Delivers “Give Us the Ballot” Martin Luther King Jr.
  46. 1958 Returned to Georgetown John F. Kennedy
  47. 1958 Meets President Eisenhower Martin Luther King Jr.
  48. 1959 United States working visit Fidel Castro
  49. 1960 Announced presidential candidacy John F. Kennedy
  50. 1961 Farewell Address from the Oval Office Dwight D. Eisenhower

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