Photos: Veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas dies at 92
Correspondents Helen Thomas, center, of UPI and Frances Lewine of the Associated Press ask President Kennedy for copies of his announcement pledging federal help to quell rioting in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963. Thomas went to the White House at a time when female reporters were largely expected to write about the first lady’s social calendar, fashion and manners. (Bill Allen / Associated Press)
President Reagan greets reporters Helen Thomas and James Gerstenzang (who would later join the staff of the Los Angeles Times) in the Treaty Room of the White House in 1981. (Barry Thumma / Associated Press)
Helen Thomas questions President Reagan in 1987. As senior White House correspondent it was Thomas’ duty to end presidential news conferences with the send-off, “Thank you, Mr. President.” (Don Rypka / AFP/Getty Images)
President George H.W. Bush speaks to the media the day after his inauguration in 1989 with Helen Thomas taking notes at his elbow. (Doug Mills / Associated Press)
President Clinton helps Thomas blow out the candles on her cake at a birthday celebration at the White House in 1997. (Ruth Fremson / Associated Press)
Helen Thomas autographs a poster of the U.S. Postal Service’s new Women in Journalism stamps at an event celebrating their release during the Society of Professional Journalists national meeting in Fort Worth in 2002. The stamps honored Nellie Bly, Marguerite Higgins, Ethel L. Payne and Ida M. Tarbell (Jennifer Long / Associated Press)
President George W. Bush greets Thomas, whose questioning on the Iraq war made her a thorn in the side of his administration. (Charles Dharapak / Associated Press)
President Obama shares the same birthday (Aug. 4) as Thomas, whose career spanned 10 presidents. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)
Helen Thomas, 89, arrives for the 2010 White House Correspondents’ Assn. Dinner in Washington. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images)
Helen Thomas questions President Obama in 2010, a month before she announced her retirement as a columnist for Hearst News Service after controversial comments she made about Israel created an uproar. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
