Life chronicled the lives of presidents, and also followed a country doctor on his rounds. At its height, life magazine’s incomparable images and essays reached 1 of 3 american readers The original prints, negatives, and associated manuscripts remain in dotdash meredith’s life picture collection, an unprecedented cultural asset with millions of untold stories and unseen images. The following is adapted from the introduction to life’s newcspecial issue 100 photographs The most important pictures of all time and the stories behind them, available at newsstands and online: The following is from the introduction to life’s special tribute issue, jimmy carter
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