# In the Room: Sixty Years on the Front Line of History

In the Room: Sixty Years on the Front Line of History at Cooper Union, Wednesday 18 November 2026, 19:00.

- Price: Free
- Venue: Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, New York, NY
- With: David Hume Kennerly, Mark K. Updegrove
- Go to page: https://cooper.edu/index.php/events-and-exhibitions/events/room-sixty-years-front-line-history

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A free talk in The Great Hall at Cooper Union with Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer David Hume Kennerly, celebrating the release of his career retrospective book 'In the Room: 60 Years on The Front Lines of History.' Kennerly, who photographed every American President after serving as Gerald R. Ford's chief White House photographer, shares the stories behind his iconic images. He will be joined in conversation by ABC News Presidential Historian Mark K. Updegrove. The event coincides with an exhibition of his work at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, and Rizzoli Bookstore will sell books on site.

## Dates

- Wednesday 18 November 19:00 — Cooper Union

Written by a model, sources: [cooper.edu](https://cooper.edu/index.php/events-and-exhibitions/events/room-sixty-years-front-line-history)

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