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UPI White House bureau chief Helen Thomas receives Fourth Estate Award from National Press Club



UPI White House bureau chief Helen Thomas receives Fourth Estate Award from National Press Club

Helen Thomas, White House bureau chief for United Press International is presented the 1984 Fourth Estate Award on December 5, 1984 by the National Press Club. UPI’s Helen Thomas is the first woman and first wire service reporter to receive the award since its inception in 1973. President of the National Press Club John Fogarty (rear) applauds after he presented the award. (UPI photo/Mel Langsdon/Files)

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