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PETE: I remember the editors in Chicago said to me
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The Way I See It

I remember the editorsin Chicago said to me, "Make sure you geta picture of Obama." And I...

PETE: I remember the editors
in Chicago said to me, "Make sure you get
a picture of Obama." And I was like...
I didn't even know what the guy looked like,
you know?

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PETE: I remember the editors in Chicago said to me,
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"Make sure you get a picture of Obama."
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And I was like... I didn't even know
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what the guy looked like, you know?
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:19
Uploaded
Jun 19, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.
Everyone's calling you the future, the savior - The Way I See It 00:05
Everyone's calling you the future, the savior
-So, are you? -You know, I rank - The Way I See It 00:11
-So, are you? -You know, I rank
PETE: Jeff Zeleny, - The Way I See It 00:14
PETE: Jeff Zeleny,
I love this picture because, - The Way I See It 00:08
I love this picture because,
The presence of my camera didn't bother him at all, - The Way I See It 00:09
The presence of my camera didn't bother him at all,
Um, you know, I found a good subject. - The Way I See It 00:05
Um, you know, I found a good subject.
Senator Obama spent the day with his family - The Way I See It 00:09
Senator Obama spent the day with his family
PETE: I mean, I think he thought - The Way I See It 00:05
PETE: I mean, I think he thought
I continued to further that trust - The Way I See It 00:05
I continued to further that trust
REPORTER: Why, in the age of, uh, YouTube - The Way I See It 00:10
REPORTER: Why, in the age of, uh, YouTube
A-A lot of photojournalists now are evolving into video, - The Way I See It 00:09
A-A lot of photojournalists now are evolving into video,
I wasn't with him every day, - The Way I See It 00:05
I wasn't with him every day,
It-it was very clear that he was different - The Way I See It 00:06
It-it was very clear that he was different
I hadn't really seen somebody, - The Way I See It 00:08
I hadn't really seen somebody,
Generationally, he had more in common - The Way I See It 00:10
Generationally, he had more in common
I went to Russia and Ukraine and Azerbaijan with him. - The Way I See It 00:05
I went to Russia and Ukraine and Azerbaijan with him.
We're in the middle of Red Square, - The Way I See It 00:06
We're in the middle of Red Square,
He was just a... a regular guy. - The Way I See It 00:04
He was just a... a regular guy.
PETE: And then I went to Africa with him in 2006. - The Way I See It 00:06
PETE: And then I went to Africa with him in 2006.
In Robben Island, we went to Mandela's cell. - The Way I See It 00:04
In Robben Island, we went to Mandela's cell.