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I was out there with the White House press squad, and after his helicopter took off, and the carpet rolled up...This wasn't a photograph that others were taking, but I continued to take pictures.
Annie Leibovitz
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Annie Leibovitz
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 2
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