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THE MEMOIR
What do 11 U.S. presidents, the Dalai Lama and Whoopi have in common?
Patrick's journey began in the late 1950s, during high school, and never slowed down. While in college Patrick first photographed Nixon after he lost the bid for the governorship in California, 4 years before Nixon became president. Newspaper assignment sent him to the 1964 Rose Bowl, photographing Eisenhower who was Grand Marshal that year. He built a career on being present for the moments that mattered.
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Encounters with 11 U.S. presidents, captured up close.
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The day he photographed the last two surviving five-star generals, Eisenhower and Omar Bradley.
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Backstage moments with cultural icons, from Whoopi Goldberg to the Beach Boys.
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The early assignments that launched a sixty-year career.
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IN THEATERS NOW
With Toy Story 5 in theaters, it is worth remembering that “Buzz Lightyear”Toy Story character from Disney-Pixar “Toy Story” franchise was named after a real astronaut. Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 moonwalker, appears in the book holding a Buzz Lightyear toy, a perfect moment to revisit the man behind the name.
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PATRICK IN FUCOS
Life Is a Photo Op
The legacy and memoir of photojournalist Patrick O'Donnell, who spent sixty years capturing the people who shaped an era.
LEGACY
A scholarship in Patrick's name supports Communications undergraduates at Cal State Fullerton.
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