Helen Thomas
Helen Thomas
Helen Amelia Thomaswas 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 Internationalfor 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth4 August 1920
CityWinchester, KY
CountryUnited States of America
I'm covering the worst president in American history.
All of us who covered the Reagans agreed that President Reagan was personable and charming, but I'm not so certain he was nice. It's hard for me to think of anyone as 'nice' when I hear him say 'The homeless are homeless because they want to be homeless.'
When you speak of the press, of course, you have to speak of different segments of the press. Reporters, straight reporters, wire services, you stick to the facts; you don't create the story, per se. You cover what is happening.
The sudden ending of a White House career all seems so unceremonious for aides who have personally sacrificed a lot - and sometimes even bent their conscience - to do the president's bidding.
They've heard all kinds of horror stories about what can happen in jail and how they'll be locked up and someone will throw away the key.
If we care about the children, the grandchildren, the future generations, we need to make sure that they do not become the cannon fodder of the future.
I'm a liberal, I was born a liberal, and I will be a liberal 'til the day I die.
Every President hates the Press.
I think Obama is handling his image very well, but I think he lacks boldness.
I think I'll work all my life. When you're having fun, why stop having fun?
I love my work, and I think that I was so lucky to pick a profession where it's a joy to go to work every day.
I have a background and an understanding of what's happened in the Middle East that a lot of people don't have, because there's been no interest.
I covered two presidents, LBJ and Nixon, who could no longer convince, persuade, or govern, once people had decided they had no credibility, but we seem to be more tolerant now of what I think we should not tolerate.
The day Dick Cheney is going to run for president, I'll kill myself. All we need is another liar... I think he'd like to run, but it would be a sad day for the country if he does.