First Draft of History

NBC's Brian Williams interviews General David Petreus

Google CEO Eric Schmidt with Atlantic Monthly's James Fallows

Earlier this month I covered an incredible convergence:  The first Washington Ideas’s Forum titled “The First Draft of History” organized by Atlantic Monthly, the Newseum, and The Aspen Institute.

Firstly it was a great convergence for me of 2 longtime clients: Atlantic Media, which commissioned me to cover the 2-day event, and the Newseum, where the event was held.

It was a non-stop show of one major media player after another, be it the journalists who did the live interviewing (Brian Williams, Bob Schieffer, John King, Margaret Carlson, David Gregory, Jim Lehrer, among many) or the newsmaker being interviewed.  A select audience witnessed, and also got to ask their own questions of leaders in business, government, and ideas including: John McCain, Senator Lyndsay Graham, CEO of Google Eric Schmidt, General David Petreus, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Alan Greenspan, and White House Enviromental Advisor Carol Browner.

I shot and coordinated photo coverage with a great media team from The Atlantic. Images where loaded online as the event progressed throughout each day, distributed to media for event publicity, and will be used for future event/sponsorship marketing.