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Helen Thomas: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born August 4, 1920 • Kentucky
Died July 20, 2013 (aged 92) • Washington, D.C. • United States

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Helen Thomas at a press conference at the White House, Washington, D.C., 1976.
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Pres. Gerald Ford (back to camera) talking with reporters, including Helen Thomas (to the right of Ford), at the White House, Washington, D.C., 1976.
President Barack Obama sits beside journalist Helen Thomas, smiling and holding a plate of cupcakes with a lit candle in a crowded briefing room for her birthday celebration.
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