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Ford Exhibit

Kennerly with CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent Jim Axelrod outside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.
Kennerly being interviewed by CBS Correspondent Jim Axelrod about his exhibit "Extraordinary Circumstances" at the Ford Museum.
Kennerly talks with CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent Jim Axelrod about an image he made with the help of the Secret Service. It shows President Gerald Ford and President-elect Jimmy Carter on the way to Carter's inauguration.
A group of students examine one of the display cases at the "Extraordinary Circumstances" Exhibition at the Ford Presidential Museum.
An introduction to the exhibit "Extraordinary Circumstances" highlights the playful relationship between President Gerald Ford and David Hume Kennerly.
In the foreground of the "Extraordinary Circumstances" Exhibition is one of the momentos from the time Kennerly served as President Ford's personal White House photographer.
Kennerly's cancelled official U.S. passport and the camera he used as President Ford's White House photographer are among the momentos on display at the Ford Presidential Museum.
A wide view of the exhibition "Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford" on display at the Ford Presidential Museum.
Some photographs of Kennerly with President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford on display at the Ford Presidential Museum.
A large print of President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford attending a concert in Madrid, Spain dominates one of the walls of the "Extraordinary Circumstances" Exhibition at the Ford Museum.
For every international trip that President Ford took, a pocket-size booklet was produced with the minute-by-minute schedule and other essential information.
A large-format image captures President Gerald Ford sitting alone at a table in front of his former Congressional colleagues to answer their questions about his decision to pardon former President Richard Nixon during a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee.
Anne Breckenridge Barrett, the director of the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson, poses with Kennerly at the entrance to his "Extraordinary Circumstances" Exhibition. Kennerly's archive was recently acquired by the Center.
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Kennerly with CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent Jim Axelrod outside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.
Kennerly being interviewed by CBS Correspondent Jim Axelrod about his exhibit "Extraordinary Circumstances" at the Ford Museum.
Kennerly talks with CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent Jim Axelrod about an image he made with the help of the Secret Service. It shows President Gerald Ford and President-elect Jimmy Carter on the way to Carter's inauguration.
A group of students examine one of the display cases at the "Extraordinary Circumstances" Exhibition at the Ford Presidential Museum.
An introduction to the exhibit "Extraordinary Circumstances" highlights the playful relationship between President Gerald Ford and David Hume Kennerly.
In the foreground of the "Extraordinary Circumstances" Exhibition is one of the momentos from the time Kennerly served as President Ford's personal White House photographer.
Kennerly's cancelled official U.S. passport and the camera he used as President Ford's White House photographer are among the momentos on display at the Ford Presidential Museum.
A wide view of the exhibition "Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford" on display at the Ford Presidential Museum.
Some photographs of Kennerly with President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford on display at the Ford Presidential Museum.
A large print of President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford attending a concert in Madrid, Spain dominates one of the walls of the "Extraordinary Circumstances" Exhibition at the Ford Museum.
For every international trip that President Ford took, a pocket-size booklet was produced with the minute-by-minute schedule and other essential information.
A large-format image captures President Gerald Ford sitting alone at a table in front of his former Congressional colleagues to answer their questions about his decision to pardon former President Richard Nixon during a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee.
Anne Breckenridge Barrett, the director of the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson, poses with Kennerly at the entrance to his "Extraordinary Circumstances" Exhibition. Kennerly's archive was recently acquired by the Center.
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Ford Exhibit

Kennerly’s photographs have been the subject of many major museum exhibitions, including the Portland Art Museum, The Smithsonian, The Museum of Fine Arts – Houston, and The Newseum. However, the one closest to his heart was the 2019 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library exhibition of his work documenting the Gerald R. Ford presidential administration during his years as White House Photographer.

The Presidential Library said about this exhibit, “Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford” follows Ford’s presidency from the day he was appointed vice president to the end of his presidency. The exhibit is a collection of behind-closed-door images, including the inner workings of the White House, the Ford family, and the end of Ford’s presidency after losing to Jimmy Carter in the 1976 election.

 “Mr. Kennerly’s unprecedented access to President Ford and his family offers a candid look into historic events surrounding some of our nation’s darkest times while highlighting the president’s efforts to heal the country,” said Elaine Didier, director, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum. “We are honored to have these images on display and give the public an opportunity to view history as seen through the eyes of one of the nation’s highest regarded photographers.”