question could a black kid from south central los angeles be the photographer for the president of the united states. what s the answer to that question? guest: that is a big yes. host: how did you get the job? guest: back in 2000, i was assigned by the associated press to cover the bush campaign. i was a staff photographer and that s my background, photojournalism. so i covered the campaign full-time for 18 months. host: did you get to know the president in that kind of work? guest: you do. you spent a lot of time on the road mostly with other journalists, and a lot of time with the staff, the campaign staff, and i really didn t think about the job until actually after the election because you might remember the election was decided that night. and during the recount, that gave me the opportunity to pursue the position if governor bush had won the election, and everything lined up. it was perfect timing for me because right after he became president-elect i had o