People, May 19, 1975

While President Ford fielded questions at his White House press conference, at least one photographer focused on him with special care. With three cameras slung over her jacket, Susan Ford, 17, wedged herself into the press ranks and began clicking away under the tutorial eye of presidential Photographer David Kennerly. Susan may be learning her craft more quickly than anyone realizes. As reporters clustered around the President at the close of his remarks, one onlooker jokingly suggested that Ford economize by firing Kennerly and hiring Susan. "That wouldn't save much," she shot back between pictures. "I don't come cheap." Her reputation...

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