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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Pete Souza reflects on 8 years of being Obama’s White House photographer

    Pete Souza, the Chief Official White House Photographer during the Obama years - has   a new book of photos out. He talks about some highlights, and whether he took to Instagram to troll President Trump. Pete Souza, taken by Barack Obama.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 14, 2017 • 1 min read

    Pete Souza, the Chief Official White House Photographer during the Obama years - has a new book of photos out. He talks about some highlights, and whether he took to Instagram to troll President Trump.

    Pete Souza, taken by Barack Obama.

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      Pete Souza

      Former Official Chief White House Photographer, and author of “Obama: An Intimate Portrait.”

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    Pete Souza on photographing the Obama years
    1. 0:00Why evangelicals support Roy Moore and the idea of ‘early courtship’
    2. 11:12Why black women are missing from stories of sex harrassment and abuse in Hollywood
    3. 19:59Trump’s success in remaking the federal judiciary and how that could be his lasting legacy
    4. 29:18Pete Souza reflects on 8 years of being Obama’s White House photographerYou’re reading this
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