Writers in White House

The atlas holds 31 people and 86 moments here, from 1789 to 2009. 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. 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.…

  7. 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…

  8. Helen Keller

    from 1886 to 1961

    4 moments here

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

  9. 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,…

  10. Charles Dickens

    from 1842 to 1868

    3 moments here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  11. 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…

  12. 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.…

  13. Mark Twain

    from 1867 to 1906

    2 moments here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  14. Stephen Hawking

    from 2008 to 2009

    2 moments here

    English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…

  15. 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.…

  16. 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…

  17. 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…

  18. Thomas Edison

    in 1878

    1 moment here

    American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

  19. 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…

  20. 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.…

  21. 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…

  22. 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…

  23. 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…

  24. Jean-Paul Sartre

    in 1945

    1 moment here

    French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…

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. 1809 Presidential inauguration James Madison
  8. 1814 Flight from Washington after Bladensburg James Madison
  9. 1814 Return to burned Washington James Madison
  10. 1842 Calls on President Tyler Charles Dickens
  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. 1867 Works briefly in Washington Mark Twain
  20. 1868 Meets President Andrew Johnson Charles Dickens
  21. 1868 Reads before the president Charles Dickens
  22. 1878 Demonstrates phonograph in Washington Thomas Edison
  23. 1886 Visit to Washington after Baltimore consultation Helen Keller
  24. 1893 Visit to Washington during Cleveland inauguration Helen Keller
  25. 1901 Dinner with Booker T. Washington Theodore Roosevelt
  26. 1906 Testifies before Congress on copyright Mark Twain
  27. 1915 Peace-mission meeting at the White House Henry Ford
  28. 1921 Visits the White House Albert Einstein
  29. 1925 AFB address in Washington Helen Keller
  30. 1927 American Battle Monuments Commission work Dwight D. Eisenhower
  31. 1927 Army War College studies Dwight D. Eisenhower
  32. 1929 Executive officer to the Assistant Secretary of War Dwight D. Eisenhower
  33. 1935 Washington home during Senate years Harry S. Truman
  34. 1938 Guest of the Pan American Union in Washington Gabriela Mistral
  35. 1941 Joined Naval Intelligence in Washington John F. Kennedy
  36. 1941 War Plans Division service Dwight D. Eisenhower
  37. 1945 Visit to General Marshall at the Pentagon Jean-Paul Sartre
  38. 1945 Sworn in as president Harry S. Truman
  39. 1945 Return to Washington as Army Chief of Staff Dwight D. Eisenhower
  40. 1946 Residence at Fort Myer Dwight D. Eisenhower
  41. 1946 Moved to Washington as congressman-elect John F. Kennedy
  42. 1947 Lived in Georgetown during House service John F. Kennedy
  43. 1949 First visit to the United States Jawaharlal Nehru
  44. 1950 Blair House Korean War meeting Harry S. Truman
  45. 1952 Return to the renovated White House Harry S. Truman
  46. 1953 First presidential inauguration Dwight D. Eisenhower
  47. 1954 Churchill conference in Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower
  48. 1955 Settled at Hickory Hill John F. Kennedy
  49. 1957 Delivers “Give Us the Ballot” Martin Luther King Jr.
  50. 1958 Returned to Georgetown John F. Kennedy

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