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President Reagan 1988
Date1988
MediumPhotographic Paper
DimensionsSight: 18 1/2 × 14 15/16 in. (47 × 37.9 cm)
Object numberN0002.2021
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Pete Souza
Pete Souza
Label TextI mounted a camera above the tall windows in the Oval Office and triggered it throughout the day with an infrared remote switch. Because we were using film, I outfitted a special 250-exposure back on my camera (traditionally film cannisters were a maximum of thirty-six exposures). Though I had pictures of him interacting with others throughout the day, I chose this one because I thought it spoke to the loneliness that the presidency can sometimes be.On View
Not on view
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