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Tales of a Photographer in Chief

Souza was with Obama for all eight years, spending long hours in the Oval Office and Situation Room

THE FIRST YEAR OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S Administration has brought changes for many Americans. For Pete Souza it has brought a total slowdown. No more lingering around the Oval Office or late nights in the Situation Room. “Nearly 1.5 million miles on Air Force One,” Souza writes in his new book, Obama: An Intimate Portrait.

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