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“Looking at these photographs, you would almost think that Kennerly has been at every major event in the last 60 years!”
— Todd J. Tubutis, Director, The Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona
"In The Room" is David Hume Kennerly’s unprecedented decades-long eyewitness account of the pivotal events that defined our nation and world.
Foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham.
Few photographers have stood closer to the making of history than David Hume Kennerly. Since 1966, his camera has been present at the moments that shaped modern America—from Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination to the fields of fire in Vietnam, from Nixon's resignation to Gerald R. Ford’s ascension, from the horror of Jonestown to Reagan and Gorbachev's historic fireside summit. He photographed the Pentagon burning on September 11, and was backstage with Barack Obama on the first night of his presidency. His work continues to this day.
In the Room gathers photographs taken during his extraordinary career into a single sweeping visual history of the United States during many of its most turbulent periods. Against the backdrop of America's 250th anniversary, Kennerly's lens offers something no archive can replicate: a view from “inside the room” where our country’s story is constantly being written.
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Not birds of a feather. Took this a few minutes ago of a Cooper’s hawk in the hood. The Cooper’s hawk was named in 1828 by French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte (his uncle was Napoleon) to honor his friend American ornithologist William Cooper. Haven’t seen them around for awhile, so this was exciting! Made with @canonusa R5 Mark II with RF 100-500mm lens. This is the ultimate birder’s lens among many other uses (no tripod required). @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @johnrodphotography @raulroa @utnicky #coopershawk
Back on the bird beat. Took this today with my @canonusa R5 Mark II with the RF 100-500 at 500mm. The image was made from my desk overlooking the birdbath. I should do a book of all the pics I take from here! @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @raulroa @utnicky @johnrodphotography
Happy 80th Birthday @georgewbush - Now that you`re a grown up, maybe you won`t keep trying to sign my head! (Photo by Harry Hamburg) @thebushcenter @prezfotog @nmbush @petesouza @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @fordlibrarymuseum @jaketapper @mikebarnicle
An image of Teddy Roosevelt manifested by drones over the @trlibrary at its grand opening in Medora, ND last night. It was a grand and inspiring spectacle! Thanks to @edwardokeefe O`Keefe for his untiring dedication in making this library a reality. My "In the Room: Sixty Years on the Frontlines of History" exhibition opens here October 2, the first guest show at the Library. and sponsored by my friends at @bankofamerica The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library iwill become a bucket list destination. If you haven`t been to the Badlands of North Dakota, and most of you haven`t, get out there to see this fabulous place! @cntrforcreativephoto @dougburgum @senatorkevincramer @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @petesouza @rizzolibooks @mikebarnicle @morningjoe
Pair of wild horses in the @teddyrpark yesterday. Taken with @canonusa #R5Mark2 and #rf100500 at 500mm. @cntrforcreativephoto @edwardokeefe @dougburgum @jessamineburgum @senatorkevincramer @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly #badlands #medora @utnicky @mikebarnicle @petesouza #horses
Happy 4th of July from me and my first subject of the day! This little visitor showed up at my front door this morning here in #medora Today is the grand opening of the @trlibrary and I will be there to document the historic event. @edwardokeefe @senatorkevincramer @canonusa @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @petesouza @bobmcneelyphoto @pdseagle @bankofamerica #4thofjuly #chipmunk
At the @trlibrary with @bankofamerica Chairman & CEO Brian Moynihan and Senior VP Larry DiRita. We`re in the gallery where I`ll be having my "In the Room" exhibit featuring more than 150 photographs from my life`s work. It`s opening Oct. 2. Bank of America is sponsoring my project, and I wanted these guys to see the space. They approved! Thanks again to them for their fantastic support. It`s going to be the biggest show of my work ever, and the accompanying “In the Room” book will be out then.
Thanks to @edwardokeefe, the TR`s CEO who has who has guided this magnificent museum from a great idea to it`s present grandeur. He offered me their first guest show, and I happily accepted! @cntrforcreativephoto @dougburgum @senatorkevincramer @petesouza @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @pdseagle @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @utnicky @johnrodphotography @digitalfusion_la
Spectacular drone show last night at the @trlibrary in #medora This is opening week for a place that will become a bucket list destination. Library CEO @edwardokeefe has seen this project through from dream to reality. Congrats Ed, one helluva job! @senatorkevincramer @dougburgum @jessamineburgum @bankofamerica @improvambassador @nickkennerlyviolin @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @petesouza @anseladams
Bosnia-Herzegovina coach Sergej Barbarez flips out during their loss to the USA last night in the World Cup. I saw the match from my table at #bootsbarandgrill in #medora . Barbarez got a yellow card for his antics, Yanks still won. @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @pdseagle @petesouza @worldcup___2026
Flew over the Babylon Fire today that is burning within Bears Ears National Monument near Blanding, Utah. More than 40,000 acres gone. @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @petesouza
51 one years ago today, June 28, 1975, P @pele shows President Gerald R. Ford a real football! It was a great meeting between a pair of champs. Round of 32 of @worldcup___2026 kicks off today @fordlibrarymuseum @sfbpanda @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @petesouza #Pele @whipplc @anseladams @yousuf_karsh_official
This is the copy. The very first one off the press. Sixty years. More than 100 countries. Vietnam, the fall of Nixon, the Ford White House, Reagan and Gorbachev, 9/11, a dozen presidential campaigns, and somehow it all fits between two covers. When you’ve spent a lifetime building something, the moment it becomes a physical object is unlike anything else. Barnes & Noble has a sale on all pre-orders through June 26th, a good moment to get your copy. Link in bio.
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