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Article: Covering Helen Thomas.(White House reporter)(Brief Article)(Interview)
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- Insight on the News
- Article date:
- July 19, 1999
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Having worked as a journalist for more than half a century, Thomas has something to say about her profession and the presidents she wrote about as a White House correspondent.
Helen Thomas, the dean of the White House press corps, seems somehow out of her element, seated under the back porch of the Sewall-Belmont House on Capitol Hill, addressing an audience of admirers.
Q: What do you like best about covering the White House?
Thomas: The ringside seat.
Q: What happened during the fifties with the women's movement, or are you too young to know?
Thomas: Thank you.
The woman known for playing hardball with presidents ...