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get out of their cars, shake hands or kiss, or sign a document. Formal, planned photography sessions in the
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The term has acquired a negative connotation, referring to a carefully planned
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for Saturday, 27 July 1991; at the Vanderbilt Television News Archive
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advised photographers to avoid taking photos of the President in a
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Among nearly ritual photo ops are those when participants of a
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The term was coined by the administration of US President
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credited its coinage to Bruce Whelihan, an aide to Nixon
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Photo-op
Photo Op (photomontage)

George W. Bush
Mission Accomplished
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
Richard Nixon
William Safire
Press Secretary
Ron Ziegler
pseudo-event
planting trees
summit
White House
Franklin Roosevelt
press secretary
wheelchair
Media clip
Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church
Publicity stunt
Soundbite
Video clip


"Photo Op"
BBC
William Safire
On Language; In Nine Little Words
The New York Times
"Commentary (The Photo Opportunity)"

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