{"id":3068,"date":"2024-09-12T10:31:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miwf.org\/?post_type=mwhof&#038;p=3068"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:31:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:31:59","slug":"helen-thomas","status":"publish","type":"mwhof","link":"https:\/\/miwf.org\/celebrating-women\/michigan-womens-hall-of-fame\/helen-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>(1920 \u2013 2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known as the dean of the White House Press Corps, journalist Helen Thomas covered the presidents of the United States since John Kennedy. She served as White House bureau chief for United Press International (UPI) and, as senior wire service correspondent, officially closed all presidential press conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helen Thomas was born in Winchester, Kentucky in 1920, one of nine children of an immigrant Lebanese family. Thomas graduated from Wayne State University in 1942, majoring in English. 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