Cecil W. Stoughton

Cecil William Stoughton (born 18 Jan 1920 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, died 3 Nov 2008^[1]) was an American photographer. Stoughton, a captain in the United States Army Signal Corp, was assigned to the White House Army Signal Agency, and is best known for being President John F. Kennedy's photographer during his White House years.^[2] Stoughton's behind-the-scene pictures of John and Jacqueline and their children in their public and personal life were pivotal in shaping the public's view of the U.S. first family. He took over eight thousand pictures of the family spanning the 34-month period beginning with Kennedy's inauguration and ending with his assassination.^[3]

Iconic photograph by Cecil Stoughton of President Lyndon Johnson being sworn in, following the assassination of President John Kennedy.

He took the only photograph ever published showing John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe together.^[4] Stoughton was present at the motorcade at which Kennedy was assassinated, and was subsequently the only photographer on board Air Force One when Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the next President. Stoughton's famous photograph of this event depicts Johnson raising his hand in oath as he stood between his wife Lady Bird Johnson and a still blood-spattered Jacqueline Kennedy. Stoughton also served as White House photographer during Johnson's first two years in office, and recounted this service in an oral history contributed to the LBJ Presidential Library.

Stoughton appeared on the television series Antiques Roadshow in 2008, recounting his story and presenting prints of his photographs from his personal collection, including a print of his photograph of Johnson being sworn in that Johnson had signed, and a photograph of Johnson in the Oval Office as he signed the photo of his swearing in.^[5]

Notes

^ AP Obituary. "Photographer who took LBJ's swearing-in photo dies".
^ Trivedi 2004. See also May 16, 1961 letter from President Kennedy to United States Secretary of the Army Cyrus R. Vance, commending Captain Stoughton.
^ Trask 1988.
^ Trivedi 2004. "I got a shot of JFK, Bobby [Kennedy], and Marilyn all in the same frame when they were packed in the library with a whole bunch of other guests." See photograph here.
^ See Roadshow archive, PBS Online by WGBH Educational Foundation. Stoughton appeared at the Orlando, Florida Roadshow on June 30, 2007; the segment was aired in the episodes Orlando, Hour 3 (#1206) (first aired February 11, 2008) and Politically Collect, Hour 3 (#1219) (first aired November 3, 2008). See also slideshow of photographs and letters from Stoughton's collection.

References

Sidey, Hugh. "The Man in the Plaid Coat". Time, 5 March 1973.
Trask, Richard B. "The Day Kennedy Was Shot". American Heritage Magazine, November 1988, Volume 39, Issue 7.
Trivedi, Bijal P. "JFK's In-House Photographer on the White House Years". National Geographic News, 27 February 2004.

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