White House Photographic Office Photographs, 1974-1977

The office provided still-photographic coverage of Gerald Ford's day-to-day activities as Vice President and President. David Kennerly, a photojournalist whom Ford met while Vice President, and four other photographers, shot approximately 290,000 photos of Mr. Ford and his staff and family. They took the photos in White House meeting rooms, offices, and the family residence; at Camp David and aboard Air Force One; during trips overseas, vacations in Colorado , and campaign swings. Kennerly enjoyed exceptional access to the President. White House photographers also documented Vice President Nelson Rockefeller's activities, but the Ford Library has no negatives and only some photos from this work.

The photos in this collection may be viewed in binders of "contact sheets," or small images on photographic paper of each roll of film, arranged by the date the film was developed. See the Container List below for access to images of digitized contact sheets.

The prints and the corresponding negatives (also among the holdings of the Library) are in the public domain, and copies may be purchased and used without copyright restriction.

Related Materials (July 2010):  
The Library also holds a 1.6 linear feet of textual records of this office, which are described separately.

Related photographic collections include those donated to the Library by David Kennerly and Susan Ford.