Chris Carlson Now retired, Chris Carlson was a US News Cameraman in the field, from 1976 thru 2018. He spent his last 38 years of service with ABC News Washington, mostly involved in political coverage. Carlson covered 6 presidents. Reagan, Bush (41), Clinton, Bush (43), Obama, and Trump. He and his camera-crew peers had an "Elephants Memory" of Presidential history that usually outsized the tour of a typical reporter.

In between White House rotations, Carlson had a vast exposure to Capitol Hill and the entire US government bureaucracy. He covered numerous political campaigns: Gore '88, Quayle '88, Bush '92, Clinton '92, Clinton '96, Bush '04. Carlson logged hundreds of Presidential trips all over the world during that time frame.

He's very grateful to his friends and associates who supported this story effort by contributing their own accounts.

Carlson has felt passionately to seize the moment. He's determined not to let the great tales go to "The Dead Cameraman's Society".

By profession, Cameramen don't often use the pen as an outlet. Witnessing the dealings of many leaders of the "free world" from just 12 feet away... the Cameraman's story version is sure to make you think. So, it's important to write a few of them down.

Hang on, you're leaving the traditional editorial and political spin zones.

You've stepped into The Dead Cameraman's Society.