Helen Amelia Thomas (August 4, 1920 – July 20, 2013)

Helen Amelia Thomas (August 4, 1920 – July 20, 2013)

was an American author and news service reporter, member of the White House press corps and opinion columnist. She worked for the United Press and post-1958 successor United Press International (UPI) for 57 years, first as a correspondent, and later as White House bureau manager.

She was a columnist for Hearst Newspapers from 2000 to 2010, writing on national affairs and the White House. She covered the administrations of eleven U.S. presidents—from the final years of the Eisenhower administration to the second year of the Obama administration.


Thomas was the first female officer of the National Press Club, the first female member and president of the White House Correspondents' Association, and the first female member of the Gridiron Club. She wrote six books; her latest, with co-author Craig Crawford, is Listen Up, Mr. President: Everything You Always Wanted Your President to Know and Do (2009). Thomas retired from Hearst Newspapers on June 7, 2010, following controversial comments she made about Israel, Israeli Jews and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

Quick Facts

• NAME:Helen Thomas
• OCCUPATION:Television Personality, Journalist
• BIRTH DATE:August 04, 1920
• DEATH DATE:July 20, 2013
• EDUCATION: Wayne State University
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Winchester, Kentucky
• PLACE OF DEATH:Washington, D.C.

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