White House Photographic Office

The office provided still-photographic coverage of Mr. Ford's day-to-day activities as President. David Kennerly, a photojournalist whom Ford met while Vice President, and four other photographers, took approximately 285,000 photos of the President and his staff and family. They took the photos in White House meeting rooms, offices, and the family residence; at Camp David and aboard Air Force One; during trips overseas, vacations in Colorado, and campaign swings. Kennerly enjoyed exceptional access to the President. White House photographers also documented Vice President Rockefeller's activities, but the Ford Library has no negatives and only some photos from this work.

The photos in this collection may be viewed in binders of "contact sheets," or small images on photographic paper of each roll of film, arranged by the date the film was developed. These prints and negatives are in the public domain, and copies may be purchased and used without copyright restriction. When publishing photographs, researcher's credit line should read "Courtesy, Gerald R. Ford Library." There is no subject index to the collection, but library staff can offer a variety of strategies to help locate items.