A Selection of Photos from Behind Closed Doors
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President Reagan’s senior staff meeting, January, 1981 – setting agenda for new Administration.
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With Al Haig on Air Force One en route to Ottawa, Canada for Reagan’s first foreign travel and speech to Canadian Parliament.
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Reviewing final script for filming 1984 campaign commercial on South Portico of the White House – July, 1984.
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A light-hearted moment after the Gipper shared one of his favorite stories. Seated at his desk in the Oval Office.
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Editing on Air Force One – Putting Final Touches for his Convention Farewell Address, August, 1988.
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Meredith and Ken enjoyed a pleasant visit with Vice President George Bush during fundraising event in run-up to his 1988 campaign for the presidency.
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Congratulating the President and First Lady after Reagan delivered his address declaring his candidacy for re-election – January 29, 1984. A speech on which Ken and Reagan closely collaborated.
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A different view of looking at television scripts on South Portico, July, 1984.
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Working on Nixon’s memoirs and mapping out prospects of candidates in 1976 presidential campaign at his former Western White House office.
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In White House residence to put finishing touches on Reagan’s Historic Joint Session Speech to Congress on his Economic Recovery Plan, February 18, 1981.
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Putting their heads together regarding Reagan’s first State of the Union speech, December, 1981 – Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles.
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President Richard Nixon, with daughter Tricia at his right, briefing his key political staff on the outcome of the 1970 midterm elections. Ken sitting directly in front of Nixon at the Cabinet Room table – note pipe in the ashtray.
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Reagan hosting Ken at his Santa Ynez ranch while they worked on ’88 convention speech. He inscribed this photo. “Ken, Come on. We’re sawing wood up ahead. You’re just in time.”
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Richard Nixon lending advice to Ken and California U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Herschensohn in Fall, 1992. Nixon in California raising money for Herschensohn’s race against Barbara Boxer — for which Ken served as campaign manager.
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Attempting to edit Reagan’s speech during Ohio whistle stop tour on October 12, 1984. He was enjoying the day so much, he didn’t want to cut anything out of the speech.
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Campaigning with Governor George Deukmejian and his security detail in 1986.
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A photo of my IBM Correcting Selectric II Typewriter on display in the Reagan Library’s Air Force One Exhibit. Ken donated it to the Library, and it is the original IBM typewriter on which he drafted many of President Reagan’s most prominent speeches.
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The tape recorder and one of many cassettes Ken used for diaries documenting Chapters 6-11.
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The team that prepared the briefing books for the Frost/Nixon interviews. Diane Sawyer, RN, Ken and Raymond Price, former Special Assistant to the President.