Stoughton, who captured JFK's Camelot, LBJ's swearing-in on film, dies at 88

[JI7]

Source: Florida today

Merritt Island resident Cecil Stoughton, the former official White House photographer during the John F. Kennedy years, died Monday at the age of 88 from chronic cardiopulmonary disorder.

Of the tens of thousands of historic photographs Stoughton took, one stood out as an icon for the times -- the image of Lyndon Baines Johnson being sworn into office aboard Air Force One after the JFK assassination.

Stoughton rightfully took pride in the work he did. He would tell the story of getting that famed photograph many times over, each time with enthusiasm and detail. He wrote his memoirs of "The Memories: JFK, 1961-1963" and appeared on numerous television shows including those on the History and Disney channels. In 1999, he appeared on the "Oprah" television show when the hostess explored the century's greatest photographs.

But more than a famous photographer, he was a generous man with a deep love for others, said Stoughton's three children with his wife, Faith.

"He was generous to us and to people he didn't even know," said Jamie Stoughton of Merritt Island. "Dad drove by (a homeless man) one day and saw the shoes he had were in shreds. So he took off his own shoes and gave them to this guy. That was about five years ago."

Read more: http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20081105/NEWS01/811050336/1006/news01

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[tekisui]

1. I saw him on Antiques Roadshow.

RIP, Cecil.

[Virginia Dare]

5. I saw that too..

it's a shame he really never got proper credit for the photo, but they told him it was worth 100,000. I would imagine it's worth much more now that he's passed. He gave us a moment that will be remembered for all time. Rest in peach Maj. Stoughton.

[JI7]

2. some more of his pics

[RufusTFirefly]

3. Did he photograph

That's Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas (a member of the Suite 8F Group), winking at his mentor, LBJ.

[Virginia Dare]

4. He was the only photographer on board...n/t

[Javaman]

6. Talk about capturing the shear grief and shock on Jackie Kennedy's face.

Here she is less than 24 hours after her husband was killed right in front of her.

What could have been...Well, we have it now with Obama!!! History repeats itself but sometimes it also rights and corrects itself as well. :)

Peace.