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Article: Helen Thomas, dean of the White House press corps, tells it like it is
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- Oakland Tribune
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- October 13, 2009
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OAKLAND -- President John F. Kennedy was her favorite president
and the one with the best sense of humor.
President Jimmy Carter was always quick with the facts and
figures at press briefings.
President Lyndon. B. Johnson didn't mind trekking across the
south lawn with the press corps.
And President George W. Bush was Helen Thomas' least favorite
president to cover in her nearly 60 years as a White House
correspondent.
Thomas, on a tour for her book "Listen Up Mr. President:
Everything You Always Wanted Your President to Know and Do," gave a
talk Monday night along with Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, at Mills
College. Journalist Craig Crawford co-authored the book.
The auditorium was packed, ...