Re: [Leica] Kennedy Photographer

[Carl Socolow <csocolow@microserve.net>]

Jacque Lowe. Jay and Rose at the Leica Gallery probably have a book
representing his work or at least a show catalog of the exhibit that was
held there last year, I believe.

Carl S.

William H. Cassing wrote:
> 
> I'm new to the list.  I wonder if I might ask a non-technical question...
> 
> During the Kennedy administration, a young photographer gained a
> reputation for taking some great shots of the president and his family.
> One that struck me then - and still impresses me - is that he used a
> Leica rangefinder camera and was said to have credited his ability to
> get in close and take shots with such feeling to the silent shutter and
> fast lens.  He apparently gained somewhat of a reputation as a trusted
> "behind the scenes" observer who was admitted to the inner sanctum
> of the working White House and had the rare privilege of attending a
> higher level of meetings and appointments than anyone before or since.
> His work set a standard that has had a lasting effect on me, both as a
> photographer and as a witness to the human drama.
> 
> The only problem is that I can't remember the gentleman's name.  I
> have posed this question on other forums and have received numerous
> responses.  Most seem to think that it was Kennerly or Duncan.  It
> might be, but the timing seems to be wrong.  This was before the
> escalation of the VN "conflict" and doesn't seem to fit the history of
> either of those famous chaps.  I have it in my mind that this person
> was in his very early twenties, which would put him in his late fifties
> now.  I have a couple of mental images of this person, dressed in jeans
> and a sport coat, drifting in and out of the scene like a puff of smoke,
> never far from the president, never missing the opportunity to record
> the human side of history.
> 
> Could someone help me with this search.  If it was Kennerly or Duncan,
> I would like to have some sort of chronology as to how the presence in
> the White House fit into the overall timing of their careers.  If it wasn't
> either of them, who was it?
> 
> If you think this is too far off topic, please feel free to e-mail me directly
> at wcassing@elkgrove.net. Thank you