In Ford’s White House, Not Holding Back

In the second part of a two-part series on photographing in the White House, David Hume Kennerly discusses his work with presidents as well as recent controversies over access.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/in-fords-white-house-not-holding-back/?_r=0

Someone once asked David Hume Kennerly if he ever held back when he was President Gerald R. Ford’s White House photographer. Though it was sometimes difficult — as when the Fords cried after his 1976 election loss — Mr. Kennerly said he did not. “I think it comes from my background,” he said. “It comes from journalism.”