RESCHEDULED - 2022 Decatur Book Festival Keynote Event with former Chief White House Official Photographer Pete Souza - The West Wing And Beyond
Please note:
Tickets for the rescheduled Keynote Event at First Baptist Church Decatur featuring Pete Souza, are now available.
Registrants are permitted one ticket for themselves and one guest ticket. Re-ticketing for individual ticketholders for the original event to request tickets is now CLOSED. If you were a ticketholder for the September 30, 2022 event, you may contact Joe Davich at 404-370-3070 @ ext. 2225 or davichj@dekalblibrary.org with any questions.
The 2022 Decatur Book Festival welcomes Pete Souza, author of "The West Wing And Beyond: What I Saw Inside The Presidency." Souza will project rarely-seen photographs and tell stories from his new book. Following his presentation, Mr. Souza will take questions from the audience.
Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. The event will begin promptly at 8:00 p.m.
All books will be pre-signed. There will be NO SIGNING LINE at this event. Video, or audio recording and flash photography is strictly prohibited.
Signed copies of "The West Wing & Beyond" are available for order through A Cappella Books, and will be available on location for pick-up at the event, and at A Cappella Books after the event.
To ensure a capacity crowd, the venue will be oversold. A free ticket does not guarantee a seat. Please arrive early to check-in at the vaccination card stations, and the secure your seats before showtime. Unclaimed seats will be released 15 minutes before showtime. Ticketholders and all guests must provide proof of vaccination and masks are required at all times.
About the Book
Meet the people inside the presidency and go behind the scenes of the West Wing—into the Oval Office and Situation Room, aboard Air Force One, and beyond—with #1 bestselling author and former presidential photographer Pete Souza.
Pete Souza has spent more time in the Oval Office than almost any person in history. During the Obama administration alone, Souza was inside the presidential bubble for more than 25,000 hours and made nearly 2 million photographs. The result is an unprecedented view of how our democracy really works.
Now Souza invites you into the inner sanctum of the American presidency, sharing rarely seen photographs and untold stories of life and work in the White House and traveling with the President around the world.
“The West Wing and Beyond” takes you behind the scenes of consequential moments and traditions with the people who define our nation’s highest office—from the senior White House staff to the Oval Office valets. It delivers new insights into the role of the Secret Service, the seriousness of decisive meetings in the West Wing, and even some fun moments aboard Air Force One.
Brimming with gorgeous photographs paired with fascinating storytelling, “The West Wing and Beyond” offers a one-of-a-kind look into the personalities, intrigues, and fascinating details that comprise the modern presidency. It is an essential book for every citizen who believes in American democracy.
About the Author
Pete Souza was the Chief Official White House Photographer for the entire tenure of the presidency of Barack Obama. He is the author of several books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers “Obama: An Intimate Portrait” and “Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents.” Souza was also an official White House photographer during the Reagan administration, a freelance photographer for Life and National Geographic, and the Washington-based national photographer for the Chicago Tribune. A documentary about his work in the White House, “The Way I See It,” was nominated for an Emmy, and its premiere was the highest-rated non-news, non-live program in MSNBC history.
