My dear friend Beth Rickman left us 10 years ago today. She was 64, a Renaissance woman, and a loving person to all who ever met her. Beth’s mission in life was to help others, and the world is filled with those that she did. She and her husband Tom Rickman are greatly missed. Love on this day of remembrance to Casey Donohue and the rest of the family. @rebeccakennerly @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @melharris56 @therealcarolhuston @mannweil
The @todayshow used my portrait of Jimmy Carter this morning (taken in 2011) to celebrate his 100th birthday. His grandson says he’s hanging in there so he can vote for Kamala. JC’s a scrappy guy, and I bet he makes it! @cntrforcreativephoto @carterlibrary39 @mikebarnicle @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @katiemeitayy @bobmcneelyphoto @callieshell @sharon.farmer.1481 @petesouza @jackimages @davidburnettfoto @kamalaharris
A new exhibition “Entertainment Nation” opened today at the @smithsonian @amhistorymuseum Two of the featured Items are the iconic eyeglasses and typewriter used by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Neil Simon. My photo of him that I took for a @time cover in 1986 is in the display. Simon used this typewriter to compose more than 30 of his famous plays including his first production, “Come Blow Your Horn” (1961) and the Tony award winning show, “The Odd Couple ‘’ (1965). He drew on his own experiences, family dynamics and adversities to create a new style of comedy that endures today. Simon won three Tony Awards and a Golden Globe. He died in 2018 at 91. @pulitzerprizes @cntrforcreativephoto #neilsimon @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @jalexander1959 @petesouza @mikebarnicle @bobmcneelyphoto @markpetersonpixs
Nabbed in China. 52 years ago this week I was in the People‘s Republic of China on assignment for UPI. I was intercepted by Chinese security as I photographed Japanese PM Tanaka leaving the Ming Tombs during his historic 1972 trip. I displayed my typical wtf attitude, but all ended well. Going to China at that time was an adventure and a career highlight. The Nixon trip had been a few months earlier, but at this moment I was one of a handful of Americans in the country. (Photos by Yuichi “Jackson” Ishizaki of @apnews) @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @katiemeitayy @cntrforcreativephoto @petesouza @pete_mauney @johnrodphotography @stephenwilkes @mikebarnicle @fcchkfcc @robin.moyer @utnicky @wayneqian_photo #prc
8th anniversary of this picture today. First Lady @michelleobama hugs former Pres. George W. Bush at opening of the @nmaahc Sept. 24, 2016 I took this on assignment for @bankofamerica one of the major sponsors of the museum. This is a moment to remember. My former Newsweek colleague @kathy.devaney who was among scores of people commenting on the photo said, “I like this America!” I agree. @canonusa @thebushcenter @barackobama @kamalaharris @douglasemhoff @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @katiemeitayy @utnicky @petesouza @taylorswift @wapokp @pulitzerprizes @prezfotog @bobmshrum
Morning #mockingbird — Made with @canonusa #r5markii with #rf100500 at 500mm @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @katiemeitayy @raulroa @utnicky @cntrforcreativephoto @pfbentley
The @nytimes ran this story from their archives about the 2nd assassination attempt against President Ford 49 years ago today. The story demonstrated that 1) President Ford was calm in the face of danger and, 2) His White House photographer (me) displayed a dark sense of humor that unfortunately still persists! A side note, the bullet she fired went between me and Secret Service agent Lee Parker. I found this out later when the @secretservice showed me a diagram of the incident and the path of the bullet. I told President Ford, “I avoided getting shot in Vietnam, but hanging out with you is more dangerous!” To his credit he thought that was funny. @sfbpanda @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @katiemeitayy @mikebarnicle @utnicky @johnrodphotography @petesouza @wapokp @helenhunt @jeffreynordling @chao_time @pulitzerprizes @anseladams @joannapinneo @jmartnyt @liz.cheney @blacrow @jackimages @schultzinit
My visa from the first trip I made to the People’s Republic of China 52 years ago today. It remains one of the most excellent adventures from a career that is still unfolding. Crossing the border from the New Territories of Hong Kong into Mainland China was stepping back into the forties. I was lucky to have a look at “Old China” before it became the vibrant and modern place it is today. I was one of a handful of Americans there at the time. @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @katiemeitayy @mia.ma.543 @cntrforcreativephoto @wapokp #prc @mikebarnicle @wayneqian_photo @wexworld @davidbutow @markpetersonpixs @pulitzerprizes @joannapinneo @johnrodphotography @utnicky @robin.moyer @fcchkfcc
Before the blur. #female #blackheadedgrosbeak at the fountain. @canonusa #canonusa #eosr5markii #rf100500 at 400mm. @cntrforcreativephoto @raulroa @utnicky @johnrodphotography @petesouza @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @katiemeitayy @pete_mauney
Female #blackheadedgrosbeak in flight at 1/30th of a second in #losangeles with @canonusa #eosr5markii #rf100500 at 400mm. #canonusa @utnicky @cntrforcreativephoto @johnrodphotography @@raulroa @improvambassador @nickkennerly @katiemeitayy @petesouza @j_kennerly
At the beautiful #marriottmarcoisland for a speaking engagement today at the @flafruitandveg convention. Great group and thanks to President Mike Joyner and crew for a terrific time! #ffva @leadingauthorities @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @katiemeitayy @mikebarnicle @wapokp @johnrodphotography @utnicky
Pic by @liz__cheney who titled this, “Two guys who have done some stuff.” Dick Cheney and Liz have done great stuff by endorsing @kamalaharris and putting country over party. @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @charlie_j_sykes @mikebarnicle @joescarborough @mikabrzezinski @petesouza @bobmshrum @bobmcneelyphoto @jackimages @taylorswift @wapokp @helenhunt @jeffreynordling @chao_time @sfbpanda @sittranda @cntrforcreativephoto
The Shining 2 @charlie_j_sykes @stefcutter @pfbentley @improvambassador @petesouza @jackimages @j_kennerly @nickkennerly @katiemeitayy @johnrodphotography @donaloha @stephenwilkes @kamalaharris @kamalahq @stephenkxng #theshining @markhamill @wapokp @zirinskysusan @theonion @davidhmandel @mikebarnicle @taylorswift @helenhunt @chao_time @spencergarrett1 @jeffreynordling
The day after. Sept. 12, 2001. Firefighters lower a flag next to where highjacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, killing all 64 people on the plane and 125 people in the building. Remembering the victims. @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @katiemeitayy @jimstavridis @petesouza @wapokp @mikebarnicle
I was in Washington, D.C. on 9-11 and took this from the Newsweek bureau across the river right after highjacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, killing all 64 people on the plane and 125 people in the Pentagon. Remembering the victims. @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @petesouza @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @katiemeitayy @wapokp @stefcutter
Today is the 23rd anniversary of the attack that brought down the twin towers of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. I was in the helicopter with President Gerald R. Ford when he flew by them on America’s Bicentennial, July 4, 1976. Remembering the victims of 9-11. @cntrforcreativephoto @sfbpanda @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @petesouza @bob_ahern @charlie_j_sykes @pete_mauney
Making a splash! Another entertaining #redhousefinch moment today from my perch overlooking the #birdbath — Made, of course, with @canonusa #eosr5 and the #rf100500 at 500mm. #canonusa @cntrforcreativephoto @utnicky @raulroa @improvambassador @johnrodphotography @wapokp @markpetersonpixs @yamashitaphoto @petesouza
The wonderful actor and stellar person James Earl Jones died yesterday at 93. I took this book cover for his autobiography in 1992. Among many of his accomplishments JEJ will be remembered as the voice of #darthvader and for his emotional performance in #fieldofdreams He also gave me a blurb for my website saying, “David Hume Kennerly is like Forrest Gump except he was really there.” The guy was also funny! The world has lost a great human. @cntrforcreativephoto @dawnkbrockett @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @katiemeitayy @utnicky @petesouza @wapokp @helenhunt @jeffreynordling @chao_time @ruck.alan @spencergarrett1 @danabashcnn
Do you ever get that uneasy feeling that you’re being watched? @davidburnettfoto observes me on Ngo Duc Ke Street in Saigon, 1972. @photographersphotographed @pfbentley @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @katiemeitayy @mark_leibovich @petesouza @cntrforcreativephoto @elianelaffont @coise43 @stephenwilkes @yamashitaphoto @utnicky @pulitzerprizes
In the room. On this Sunday morning 50 years ago, September 8, 1974, Pres. Gerald R. Ford signed the pardon of Richard Nixon in the Oval Office. He then repaired to his legislative liason Bill Timmon’s office to get the feedback. It wasn’t good. Here Timmons gives the president reaction from congressmen, many of whom said they supported the pardon, but publicly criticized Ford for doing it. (Sound familiar?). On the left is head speechwriter Bob Hartmann, Counselor Jack Marsh and Chief of Staff Al Haig at right. To the day he died Ford privately justified his pardon of Nixon by carrying in his wallet a portion of the text of Burdick v. United States, a 1915 U.S. Supreme Court case stating that a pardon carries an imputation of guilt and that its acceptance carries a confession of guilt. The pardon cost Ford election as president when he ran against Jimmy Carter in 1976. @fordlibrarymuseum @cntrforcreativephoto @sfbpanda @jeffreytoobinofficial @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @mikebarnicle @petesouza @bobmshrum @bobmcneelyphoto