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 House press room on August 2, 2006.
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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 House press room on August 2, 2006.
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Thomas asks President Barack Obama a question during a news conference at the White House on May 27, 2010.
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Thomas asks President Barack Obama a question during a news conference at the White House on May 27, 2010.
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Obama surprises Thomas with cupcakes to celebrate her birthday in the White House briefing room on August 4, 2009. Thomas and Obama share the same birthday.
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Obama surprises Thomas with cupcakes to celebrate her birthday in the White House briefing room on August 4, 2009. Thomas and Obama share the same birthday.
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Thomas listens during the White House daily briefing on November 12, 2008.
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Thomas listens during the White House daily briefing on November 12, 2008.
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Thomas poses for photographers as she leaves the White House on October 16, 2007.
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Thomas poses for photographers as she leaves the White House on October 16, 2007.
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President George W. Bush shakes hands with Thomas on August 2, 2006, in Washington.
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President George W. Bush shakes hands with Thomas on August 2, 2006, in Washington.
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Thomas reads the names of journalists that died between 1812 and 1943 during a re-dedication ceremony to commemorate World Press Freedom Day at the Freedom Forum Journalists Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, on May 3, 2006.
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Thomas reads the names of journalists that died between 1812 and 1943 during a re-dedication ceremony to commemorate World Press Freedom Day at the Freedom Forum Journalists Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, on May 3, 2006.
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Thomas gets out of a utility vehicle after catching a ride from the front gate to the briefing room at the White House on February 7, 2003.
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Thomas gets out of a utility vehicle after catching a ride from the front gate to the briefing room at the White House on February 7, 2003.
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President Bill Clinton and Thomas blow out candles during a surprise 75th birthday party for Thomas in the briefing room at the White House on August 4, 1995.
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President Bill Clinton and Thomas blow out candles during a surprise 75th birthday party for Thomas in the briefing room at the White House on August 4, 1995.
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Thomas pauses during a television interview in front of the White House on May 12, 1992.
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Thomas pauses during a television interview in front of the White House on May 12, 1992.
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Thomas takes notes as President George H.W. Bush speaks with reporters in Washington on January 21, 1989.
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Thomas takes notes as President George H.W. Bush speaks with reporters in Washington on January 21, 1989.
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Thomas questions President Ronald Reagan during a press conference at the White House on March 19,1987.
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Thomas questions President Ronald Reagan during a press conference at the White House on March 19,1987.
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Journalists Ralph Harris, left, Sam Donaldson, Thomas and Bill Plante listen during a press briefing on Libya on March 25, 1986.
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Journalists Ralph Harris, left, Sam Donaldson, Thomas and Bill Plante listen during a press briefing on Libya on March 25, 1986.
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President Jimmy Carter and press secretary Jody Powell, right, chat with reporters, including Thomas, on Air Force One on October 20, 1979.
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President Jimmy Carter and press secretary Jody Powell, right, chat with reporters, including Thomas, on Air Force One on October 20, 1979.
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Thomas takes notes as President Gerald Ford speaks to reporters in Washington on September 30, 1976.
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Thomas takes notes as President Gerald Ford speaks to reporters in Washington on September 30, 1976.
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Thomas, right, walks behind President Richard Nixon and a large group in China on February 1, 1972.
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Thomas, right, walks behind President Richard Nixon and a large group in China on February 1, 1972.
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Thomas speaks to President Lyndon B. Johnson during a news conference in the White House Oval Office on April 25, 1968.
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Thomas speaks to President Lyndon B. Johnson during a news conference in the White House Oval Office on April 25, 1968.
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Thomas, third right, takes notes as President John F. Kennedy speaks on the phone in the Oval Office on August 23, 1962.
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Thomas, third right, takes notes as President John F. Kennedy speaks on the phone in the Oval Office on August 23, 1962.
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