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She was the first female member of the White House Press corps. July 20, 2013— -- Helen Thomas, the face of American journalism at the White House for over five decades died today at the age ...
Helen Thomas was born the year women got the vote ... she took with her the title dean of the White House press corps, bestowed by her colleagues. No other media figure regularly covering the ...
Democracy Now! interviews veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas who says, “If we don’t have the courage to stand up and ask a question when we are so privileged, we have defaulted on ...
Long-time White House correspondent Helen Thomas, who covered every president from Eisenhower to Obama, has died at age 92, according to The Gridiron Club & Foundation. Thomas, who spent much of ...
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Helen Thomas, the irrepressible White House correspondent who used her seat in the front row of history to grill nine presidents — often to their ...
White House press secretary Dana Perino got decidedly fed up with Thomas when one of her questions suggested the president was oblivious to the deaths of innocent people in Iraq. "Helen ...
Reporter Helen Thomas is celebrating her 50th year covering the White House. Guest host Audie Cornish profiles the reporter, who has been an almost permanent fixture in the White House press ...
Yes, Helen Thomas was ornery, at times curmudgeonly and not the most subtle of White House correspondents. Yes, she was a much-admired gender trailblazer in an overwhelmingly white-guys profession ...
Helen Thomas had been under fire for comments last month. WASHINGTON, June 7, 2010 -- Helen Thomas, a veteran columnist for Hearst Newspapers, announced her resignation today shortly after the ...
Helen Thomas, the pioneering female journalist who questioned 10 U.S. presidents from her front-row seat at White House press conferences, has died. She was 92. The Associated Press reported her ...
In this photo taken Oct. 16, 2007, veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas smiles as she leaves the White House after attending a briefing. Thomas, a pioneer for women in journalism and an ...
Helen Thomas questions President Ronald Reagan during a press conference at the White House March 19, 1987. Thomas died Saturday at age 92. Don Rypka/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Covering 10 ...