Given the time constraints, i want to jump into your photos of president bush. Tell the story of how you became the official White House Photographer. I love how you got the job. You. Er i could give i would give you the long story because it is fascinating to me. I never planned on being the White House Photographer. It was an opportunity that presented itself. Back when i was a Staff Photographer at the ap and most of my career has been in the journalism newspaper wire service business, i was assigned to cover the campaign president ial campaign in 2000. I was assigned to covenant to cover governor bush who was running for office. Among many a journalist traveling on the campaign trail for nearly 18 months. It was not until the very end of the campaign that it was decided that it was realized that i had a shot at the white house job which i was very happy and satisfied with my position at the ap. I blame everything on the recount. We might remember in 2000 there was a time period whe
Are on display as well as our photojournalism archives. I know that we can talk a lot about your background and your history as a reporter. Given the time constraints, i want to jump into your photos of president bush. Tell the story of how you became the official White House Photographer. I love how you got the job. Mr. Draper i would give you the long story because it is fascinating to me. I never planned on being the White House Photographer. It was an opportunity that presented itself. Back when i was a Staff Photographer at the ap and most of my career has been in the journalism newspaper wire service business, i was assigned to cover the president ial campaign in 2000. I was assigned to cover governor bush who was running for office. I was among many a journalist traveling on the campaign trail for nearly 18 months. It was not until the very end of the campaign that it was realized that i had a shot at the white house job which i was very happy and satisfied with my position at t
My father passed away about when i was just before my 15th birthday but i knew what i wanted to do the rest of my life and i didnt know how i was going to do it but i was on a mission to try to hook on to the news media somehow and become a part of photo journalism. And i was lucky enough to do that. I got out of the marine corps and had had applied. I think as the boss said to me up in new york, we got so tired of getting letters from you for new jobs with us that we finally just decided to turn the letters off and give you a staff job somewhere. And i ended up coming to austin, texas. And i worked on the american statesman here. That was the very beginning of my career. And upi had a unique set up. Where we had a contract to be their staff. So of course i got to know austin and the people here and i really grew very fond of austin. At the beginning i thought what a great gig, as we used to say to hook on to a lucky break like that. And so thats where i began my career here, in austin
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My father passed away about when i was just before my 15th birthday but i knew what i wanted to do the rest of my life and i didnt know how i was going to do it but i was on a mission to try to hook on to the news media somehow and become a part of photo journalism. And i was lucky enough to do that. I got out of the marine corps and had had applied. I think as the boss said to me up in new york, we got so tired of getting letters from you for new jobs with us that we finally just decided to turn the letters off and give you a staff job somewhere. And i ended up coming to austin, texas. And i worked on the american statesman here. That was the very beginning of my career. And upi had a unique set up. Where we had a contract to be their staff. So of course i got to know austin and the people here and i really grew very fond of austin. At the beginning i thought what a great gig, as we used to say to hook on to a lucky break like that. And so thats where i began my career here, in austin