- Cecil W. Stoughton
Cecil William Stoughton (born
18 Jan ,1920 inOskaloosa, Iowa ) is an Americanphotographer . He is best known for being PresidentJohn F. Kennedy 's photographer during hisWhite House years. [Trivedi 2004.] His behind-the-scene pictures of John and Jacqueline and their children in their public and personal life were pivotal in shaping the public's view of the U.S. first family. He took over eight thousand pictures of the family spanning the 34-month period beginning with Kennedy's inauguration and ending with his assassination. [Trask 1988.]He took the only photograph ever published showing John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy and
Marilyn Monroe together. [Trivedi 2004. "I got a shot of JFK, Bobby [Kennedy] , and Marilyn all in the same frame when they were packed in the library with a whole bunch of other guests."] He was also the only photographer on boardAir Force One after President Kennedy was shot and took the famous photograph of Jackie Kennedy (splattered with blood) andLyndon Johnson swearing in as thePresident of the United States . He served as White House photographer during Johnson's first two years in office, as he later recounted in an oral history to the LBJ Presidential Library.Notes
References
*Sidey, Hugh. " [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,903874,00.html The Man in the Plaid Coat] ". "Time",
5 March 1973 .
*Trask, Richard B. " [http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1988/7/1988_7_142.shtml The Day Kennedy Was Shot] ". "American Heritage Magazine", November 1988, Volume 39, Issue 7.
*Trivedi, Bijal P. " [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0227_040227_TVkennedy.html JFK's In-House Photographer on the White House Years] ". "National Geographic News",27 February 2004 .External links
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* [http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080126/LIFE/801260301/-1/archives Stoughton featured on "Antiques Roadshow] "
* [http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/07/13/PH2007071301662.jpgPhoto by Stoughton of Kennedy brothers with Marilyn Monroe]
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