Portrait of Camelot

Published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of John F. KennedyÆs election asápresident of the United States, this book is a revealing and intimateáportraitáof a leader, husband, and father as seen through the lens of Cecil Stoughton, the first official White House photographer. StoughtonÆs close rapport with the president and first lady gave him extraordinary access to the Oval Office, the KennedysÆ private quarters and homes, to state dinners, cabinet meetings, diplomatic trips, and family holidays. Drawing on StoughtonÆs unparalleled body of photographs, most rarely or never before reproduced, and supported by a deeply thoughtful narrative by political historian Richard Reeves,áPortrait of Camelotáis an unprecedented portrayal of the power, politics, and warmly personal aspects of CamelotÆs 1,036 days.