John Kerry: A Portrait

By George Butler

Book Overview

This book of photographs features intimate, never- before seen photographs of John Kerry - from his return from Vietnam, to the rise of his political career, to his family life - all documented by photographer and Kerry friend George Butler.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821262041
• ISBN13: 9780821262047
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Bulfinch Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Seeing Kerry

These photographs will appeal to those who like to use images to spark their imagination. There is one picture taken in 1972 at a peace rally in Bryant Park, NY. Kerry and Butler were sheltering from the rain in the back of a truck. The hydrolic lift on the truck starts up and rises. On it are John Lennon and Yoko Ono, seemingly levitating right there in front of them! After it reached full height, and the couple stepped into the truck; Butler says he called out to Lennon who turned and he took the picture. What a moment! You could just hear the opening lines of Gimme Some Truth (I'm sick and tired of hearing things From uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocritics...All I want is the truth Just gimme some truth....... Butler is not my favorite photographer but as a photo-journalist/film maker, he certainly makes the case for whoever his subject is. The message I got from these pictures? Kerry is a "Do-er". I got closer to knowing him from seeing these images. Am I glad I got the book? I'd have to say - Yes! I recommend it to anyone who wants to get past the talk and to the man. You can make up your own mind after that! For the record - I was not a bonafide fan of the man and the book was sent to me as a gift -