Images of Greatness: An Intimate Look at the Presidency of Ronald Reagan

Souza, Pete (former official White House Photographer)

Published by Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2004

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As new condition glossy color photographic boards contained in a very good condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. A bit of the glossy jacket front has crinkled (see photographs); the jacket is in otherwise fine condition. Includes Foreword by Howard Baker and Introduction. Profusely illustrated with color photographs by the official White House photographer, Pete Souza. "Ronald Reagan's two terms in the White House had as much impact throughout the world as have any American president's terms before or since. For five and a half of those years, from June 1983 until Reagan's last day in office, official White House photographer Pete Souza was the president's virtual shadow. Souza's unlimited access to the president helped him chronicle one of the most eventful periods in modern history with startling detail and unequaled passion. Souza and his cameras were present during some of the most significant events in world politics, and his personal relationship with the president also allowed him into the most intimate reaches of Reagan's world. From the president's angry utterance to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev following the failed 1986 summit meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, to his playful toss of a paper airplane off a hotel balcony, Images of Greatness poignantly captures the drama and impact of Reagan's presidency as well as the humor and compassion that defined his more private, human side. Images of Greatness chronicles our nation's 40th president, as seen through the award-winning lens of one of the most celebrated photographers of our time. Souza has gathered more than 100 exclusive photographs to reveal and honor many aspects of Reagan's presidency, including his daily working life, his foreign travel and many hours spent on Air Force One, his landmark summits with Gorbachev and other heads of state, the stolen moments on his California ranch, times of international crisis and lighthearted laughter, and his emotional final day in office. This remarkable, compelling work tells the story of perhaps our most dramatic and celebrated presidency, shedding a never-before-seen light on the man behind it." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Seller Inventory # 003627

Bibliographic Details

Title: Images of Greatness: An Intimate Look at the...

Publisher: Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good