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“Travis did a studio on M Street in Georgetown for me,” Davis says, noting that in his current home, zoning prohibited a detached building. While many need light-filled rooms for inspiration, he wanted to avoid large windows opening onto a residential neighborhood and sought a cave-like atmosphere to disappear into his work. Subtle light was brought in by other means when the architect built a dome above his client’s desk (which Price describes as similar to the rotunda of the oracle’s temple at Delphi) and filled it with the books he uses the most. Davis whimsically calls the space his “Navajo kiva of knowledge.”

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Ever wondered what it’s like inside the Secret Service? Hoping to put a human face on an agency increasingly under the microscope, LIFE turned to photographer Brooks Kraft. Kraft, who has traveled with U.S. presidents for the past decade, works in close proximity to agents as they crisscross the country and the globe, never far from the most powerful man in the world. In his capacity as a White House photographer for Time, Kraft’s day-to-day access is unparalleled. (see more — Inside the Secret Service)

Ever wondered what it’s like inside the Secret Service?

Hoping to put a human face on an agency increasingly under the microscope, LIFE turned to photographer Brooks Kraft. Kraft, who has traveled with U.S. presidents for the past decade, works in close proximity to agents as they crisscross the country and the globe, never far from the most powerful man in the world. In his capacity as a White House photographer for Time, Kraft’s day-to-day access is unparalleled.

(see more — Inside the Secret Service)

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