Yoichi Okamoto | |
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![]() Okamoto photographing himself in the mirror at the L.B.J. Ranch in Stonewall, Tex. Jan. 2, 1964. | |
Chief Official White House Photographer | |
In office 1963–1969 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Cecil W. Stoughton |
Succeeded by | Oliver F. Atkins |
Personal details | |
Born | Yonkers, New York, U.S. | July 5, 1915
Died | April 24, 1985 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 69)
Occupation | Photojournalist |
Yoichi Robert Okamoto (July 5, 1915 – April 24, 1985)[1] was the first official U.S. presidential photographer,[2] serving Lyndon B. Johnson.