AP photos on display at Hollings Library
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The Associated Press is known for capturing important moments in U.S. history, including major events in the nation’s presidency.
Now, a selection of those photographs are on display until Oct. 26 in the Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, at an exhibit showcasing the news agency’s presidential work.
The exhibit opens with a picture from January 2009 of George W. Bush hosting then–president-elect Barack Obama with former presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.
Inside, the exhibit displays photographs that show the full range of life in the presidency and some of the most important moments of the office’s history — from President Richard Nixon with Elvis Presley in the Oval Office to the younger Bush learning of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
“The exhibit is a good way to look back at the lighthearted and important moments that a lot of students weren’t alive for,” said Lori Schwartz, the curator of the Hollings Library.
One of Schwartz’s favorite pictures of the exhibit shows the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, a photograph she called both “immediate and striking.”
Although the exhibit focuses heavily on the most recent presidents, a wide variety of significant presidential moments are represented.
The Hollings Library hosts the exhibit every four years during each presidential election year, Schwartz said. It’s located in the rear of Thomas Cooper Library, on the main level.