Helen Thomas - Wikipedia
WEBHelen Amelia Thomas (August 4, 1920 – July 20, 2013) [1] was an American reporter and author, and a long-serving member of the White House press corps. She covered the White House during the administrations of ten U.S. presidents—from the beginning of the Kennedy administration to the second year of the Obama administration.
Helen Thomas | Pioneering American Journalist & White House ...
WEBJul 31, 2024 — Helen Thomas (born August 4, 1920, Winchester, Kentucky, U.S.—died July 20, 2013, Washington, D.C.) was an American journalist, known especially for her coverage of U.S. presidents. She broke through a number of barriers for women reporters and won great respect in her field.
On the Legacy of Helen Thomas | Smithsonian
WEBThomas’ approach to her job—first to arrive, last to leave, high speed and tenacity at every moment in between—has left many a younger colleague in the dust and many a press secretary chuckling.
50 Years of Tough Questions and ‘Thank You, Mr. President’
WEBJul 20, 2013 — Helen Thomas was born in Winchester, Ky., on Aug. 4, 1920, and grew up in Detroit, one of 10 children of George and Mary Thomas.
Veteran Journalist Helen Thomas Leaves An Outspoken Legacy
WEBJul 20, 2013 — Journalist Helen Thomas died Saturday at the age of 92, according to The Gridiron Club & Foundation. Over the decades, she made her mark as a woman journalist who shattered barriers in the...
Helen Thomas Fast Facts - CNN
WEBJan 29, 2013 — Pioneer journalist and former senior White House correspondent Helen Thomas died on July 20, after a long illness, sources told CNN. She was 92. Here, Thomas reads the newspaper in the White...
Pioneering journalist Helen Thomas dead at 92 | CNN
WEBJul 20, 2013 — Pioneer journalist and former senior White House correspondent Helen Thomas died on July 20, after a long illness, sources told CNN. She was 92.
Remembering Helen Thomas and the White House Beat
WEBOct 15, 2013 — In her 92-year lifetime, pioneering White House reporter Helen Thomas made her mark on journalism, but also on her Washington colleagues, and since her death in July those impressions have been noted at a few memorial gatherings, including one at the National Press Club.
Remembering Helen Thomas - CBS News
WEBJul 21, 2013 — She was always willing to help a young reporter through the thicket of White House press releases and pronouncements. Helen was hugely popular with most of her colleagues.
Helen Thomas Dead: Pioneering White House Journalist Dies …
WEBJuly 20, 2013 -- Helen Thomas, the face of American journalism at the White House for over five decades died today at the age of 92. Thomas' career ranged through ten presidencies, from Kennedy to Obama until her controversial retirement in 2010.
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