Pres. Jimmy Carter attends surprise birthday party for UPI White House reporter Helen Thomas
Pres. Jimmy Carter and United Press International (UPI) White House reporter Helen Thomas share laughs as Ms. Thomas was given a surprise birthday party by her colleagues at the White House Press Room on August 3, 1979. (UPI Photo/Larry Rubenstein/Files)
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Both former UPI White House bureau manager Helen Thomas and President Barack Obama share an August 4 birthday. In 2009, Obama surprised her with a birthday cake.
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Veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas announced her retirement Monday, just days after she made controversial remarks about Israel and Palestine.
Thomas, 89, who covered the White House for decades, made her comments during an interview that later was posted online.
Thomas wrote for United Press International for more than a half-century and later for Hearst newspapers, covering every president from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama. |
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Journalist Helen Thomas, who lost her job last summer after remarks about Jews, has returned to the industry with a column in the Falls Church (Va.) News-Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Journalist Helen Thomas ripped Wayne State University in Michigan for ending a diversity award in her name, saying the school mocked the First Amendment.
DETROIT, June 8 (UPI) -- A Michigan university said it may retire the name of its media diversity awards after veteran reporter Helen Thomas retired in the wake of divisive remarks.
BETHESDA, Md., June 7 (UPI) -- Veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas announced her retirement Monday, just days after she made controversial remarks about Israel and Palestine.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama and Helen Thomas, dean of the White House Press Corps, celebrated their birthdays Tuesday in the White House press room.
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WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- People must learn to take pride in their heritage without negating the heritage of others, former U.S. President Bill Clinton told a group of Arab Americans.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The long and noted career of White House correspondent Helen Thomas will be presented in a new U.S. TV special, filmmaker Rory Kennedy says.
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