Political Leaders in White House

The atlas holds 31 people and 101 moments here, from 1789 to 2017. The most recorded lives are Henry Ford, Theodore Roosevelt and Jawaharlal Nehru.

Notable people

  1. Henry Ford

    in 1915

    1 moment here

    American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

  2. Theodore Roosevelt

    in 1901

    1 moment here

    Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

  3. 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…

  4. Kofi Annan

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  5. Simón Bolívar

    in 1807

    1 moment here

    Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

  6. 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.…

  7. Gabriela Mistral

    in 1938

    1 moment here

    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

Moments

  1. 1961 Visit with President Kennedy Helen Keller
  2. 1961 Began White House residence John F. Kennedy
  3. 1961 Inaugurated at the Capitol John F. Kennedy
  4. 1961 Meets President Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr.
  5. 1963 Delivered the American University peace address John F. Kennedy
  6. 1963 Met March on Washington leaders John F. Kennedy
  7. 1963 Delivers “I Have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr.
  8. 1963 Meets Kennedy after March on Washington Martin Luther King Jr.
  9. 1964 Meets Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr.
  10. 1969 Death at Walter Reed Dwight D. Eisenhower
  11. 1971 Washington official visit Indira Gandhi
  12. 1971 White House meeting with Nixon Golda Meir
  13. 1972 White House meeting with Nixon Golda Meir
  14. 1973 Washington peace discussions Golda Meir
  15. 1973 White House state visit Golda Meir
  16. 1974 Presidential campaign announcement Jimmy Carter
  17. 1975 Meeting President Ford Margaret Thatcher
  18. 1975 National Press Club address Margaret Thatcher
  19. 1976 Return to Washington as DCI George H. W. Bush
  20. 1978 Camp David Accords signing Jimmy Carter
  21. 1979 White House isolation during hostage crisis Jimmy Carter
  22. 1979 White House meeting with President Carter Pope John Paul II
  23. 1981 Inaugurated at the Capitol Ronald Reagan
  24. 1981 First Reagan White House visit Margaret Thatcher
  25. 1981 Shot outside Washington Hilton Ronald Reagan
  26. 1984 Political meetings in Washington Benazir Bhutto
  27. 1985 Undergoes surgery at Bethesda Ronald Reagan
  28. 1986 Address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress Corazon Aquino
  29. 1986 Meeting with President Reagan at the White House Corazon Aquino
  30. 1987 Washington Summit and INF Treaty Mikhail Gorbachev
  31. 1987 White House state-visit reception Raisa Gorbacheva
  32. 1987 Hosts Washington Summit Ronald Reagan
  33. 1989 First White House visit Benazir Bhutto
  34. 1989 Presidential inauguration George H. W. Bush
  35. 1989 Veterans Day service at Arlington National Cemetery Corazon Aquino
  36. 1989 Returns to White House for portrait Ronald Reagan
  37. 1990 Washington Summit and Camp David Mikhail Gorbachev
  38. 1990 Arrives for Washington Summit Raisa Gorbacheva
  39. 1990 Library of Congress visit Raisa Gorbacheva
  40. 1990 Addresses the U.S. Congress Nelson Mandela
  41. 1990 Meets President Bush Nelson Mandela
  42. 1994 Makes final public speech Ronald Reagan
  43. 1995 Meeting President Clinton at the White House Benazir Bhutto
  44. 1995 National Press Club memoir speech Margaret Thatcher
  45. 1998 Press conference at the National Press Club Kofi Annan
  46. 1998 Receives U.S. Congressional Gold Medal Nelson Mandela
  47. 2006 Pentagon memorial visit Margaret Thatcher
  48. 2007 White House meeting with George W. Bush Shinzo Abe
  49. 2013 Obama meeting and CSIS speech Shinzo Abe
  50. 2015 Address to a joint session of Congress Shinzo Abe

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