Photographing FDR

Members of the press accepted the understanding that images that referenced FDR's inability to walk were off-limits.
Bettmann / Corbis

First Pitch
Members of the press accepted the understanding that images that referenced FDR's inability to walk were off-limits. Though the arrangement is often characterized as a gentleman's understanding, it is sure that members of the press knew to violate that understanding would result in a loss of access to the President.

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