RE: [Leica] Off topic- Richard Nixon Jumping

["B. D. Colen" <BDColen@earthlink.net>]

I think the photo you're talking about is probably one taken by Phillipe
Hallsman (sp?)...He did a series of portraits of famous people in which he
had them jump up....An artfully contrived, absurdist "decisive moment" -
particularly with Nixon, whom one could never imagine jumping...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark
> Walberg
> Sent: Friday, November 06, 1998 1:36 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Off topic- Richard Nixon Jumping
>
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> This reminds me of one of my favorite pictures of a president - Richard
> Nixon Jumping.   Nixon was elated about something or other and jumped in
> the air, arms outstreched.  The picture shows him near the top of
> his jump.
> A rare display of happiness from a fairly unhappy, brooding
> president.  Not
> only was it a decisive moment, but I think it was a pretty good picture,
> too.  I'd guess that one's chance of getting a picture like that
> would be a
> lot better with a Leica M than just about anything else.  Yes, it is
> postcard meterial, but interesting nontheless.  Does anyone know who took
> it, or what made Nixon so happy?
> -Mark
>
> >It was definitely Jaques Lowe.
> >
> >Didn't Lowe  take Kennedy's two favorite photographs; the one of Kennedy
> >reading newspapers while  standing in front of a window with his
> back to the
> >camera, and the one of Kennedy and his wife on the tar-mac of a small
> >airport on a foggy day early in his campaign for the nomination.
> >
> >		Buzz
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