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George H.W. Bush's White House Photographer: 'That Experience Changed My Life Forever'

"If I hadn't gone to work for George Herbert Walker Bush, I don't know what I'd be doing in my life," says David Valdez, who photographed Bush throughout his vice presidency, presidency and beyond.
White House photographer David Valdez follows President George H. Bush as he departs the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1992 in Washington for Kennebunkport, Maine, for the Thanksgiving holiday. (Barry Thumma/AP)

As the country remembers former President George H.W. Bush, so is the man who photographed decades of Bush’s life.

David Valdez, Bush’s photographer throughout his vice presidency, presidency and beyond, says working alongside Bush and his family was life-changing.

“If that hadn’t happened, if I hadn’t gone to work for George Herbert Walker Bush, I don’t know what I’d be doing in my life,” Valdez tells Here & Now‘s Robin Young.

Valdez’s bond with the Bush family is evident in one of

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