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PHOTOS: When President Obama videographed me!

Last updated on: November 8, 2012 08:52 IST
US President Barack Obama jokingly pretends to tape Chaudhary backstage before a town hall meeting at ElectraTherm, Inc in Reno, Nevada

Arun Chaudhary is a documentarian and the first official videographer of White House, serving in the role from 2009-2011 and directing West Wing Week, a weekly released web-episode by the White House of the week's events concerning the president of the United States.

Chaudhary, who is now a senior vice president of communications at Revolution Messaging and a fellow at George Washington University, chronicled the behind-the-scenes moments of US President Barack Obama and his administration in the book First Cameraman.

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PHOTOS: When President Obama videographed me!

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Chaudhary with Obama at the Columbia University.

Photo courtesy: David Katz/Obama for America

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Obama talks with Chaudhary during a weekly address taping in the map room of the White House.

Photo courtesy: Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton

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Chaudhary almost trips at the stairs of Air Force one, as Obama lends a helping hand.

Photo courtesy: Arun Chaudhary/firstcameraman.com

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Obama drops his BlackBerry as he walks across the tarmac to greet people on arrival at Memphis International Airport in Memphis, Tennesse.

Photo courtesy: Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy

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Chaudhary with Obama on the streets of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Photo courtesy: Scout Tufankjian/Polaris Images

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Chaudhary with Obama on the tarmac at Andrews air force base.

Photo courtesy: Drew Angerer

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Chaudhary videographs Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in North Carolina. 

Photo courtesy: Callie Shell/Aurora

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Chaudhary with Obama in Raleigh, NC after winning the NC primary in 2008.

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Chaudhary documents Obama as he fills out the 2010 Census form in the Oval Office. White House chief photographer Pete Souza photographs at right.

Photo courtesy: Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton

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Obama at the Western Wall in Jerusalam.

Photo courtesy: Arun Chaudhary/Obama for America

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Chaudhary shows Obama a movie starring Marvin Nicholson at the Oval Office.

Photo courtesy: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

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Arun Chaudhary is pictured waiting for the president.

Photo courtesy: Arun Chaudhary/firstcameraman.com

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