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Helen Thomas

Helen Thomas

American Journalist

Born: Aug 4, 1920

Died: Jul 20, 2013

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We in the press have a special role since there is no other institution in our society that can hold the President accountable. I do believe that our democracy can endure and prevail only if the American people are informed. Helen Thomas

Everyone with a cell phone thinks they're a photographer. Everyone with a laptop thinks they're a journalist. But they have no training, and they have no idea of what we keep to in terms of standards, as in what's far out and what's reality. And they have no dedication to truth. Helen Thomas

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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.' Helen Thomas

When you're in the news business, you always expect the unexpected. Helen Thomas

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In Plains, I saw Jimmy Carter as he really is - a nice, decent man... in terms of compassionate contribution to society, he certainly has proven to be our best past president. Helen Thomas

There are better ways we can transform this virulent hatred - by living our ideals, the Peace Corps, exchange students, teachers, exporting our music, poetry, blue jeans. Helen Thomas

War makes strange bedfellows. Helen Thomas

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I don't think a tough question is disrespectful. Helen Thomas

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You don't spread democracy through the barrel of a gun. Helen Thomas

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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. Helen Thomas

We are the only institution in our society that can question a president on a regular basis and make him accountable. Otherwise, he could be king. Helen Thomas

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Congress, the White House, and Hollywood, Wall Street, are owned by the Zionists. Helen Thomas

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I'm covering the worst president in American history. Helen Thomas

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All presidents rail against the press. It goes with the turf. Helen Thomas

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We got the vote, which we should've been born with, in 1920. Everything we've had to struggle for - it's ridiculous. Helen Thomas

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I respect the office of the presidency, but I never worship at the shrines of our public servants... The Washington press corps has the privilege of asking the president of the United States what he is doing and why. Helen Thomas

We began to see the renovation of our offices as a subtle part of the Nixon war against the press. Helen Thomas

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I covered Kennedy when she was three years old and the darling daughter of President Kennedy who doted on her and whose mother did everything to protect her from the prying press. Helen Thomas

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Presidents hate the press. They hate me most of the time. Helen Thomas

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I had a lot of fun bantering back and forth with Kennedy. But for ease and comfort, it would be Gerald Ford. He was a down-home type. I came from the Midwest and he came from the Midwest. He was nonaggressive and kindly. Helen Thomas

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I'm decrepit but I don't want to give up, and I love my work. Helen Thomas

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Maybe the Jefferson case will give members of Congress second thoughts the next time they get ready to legislate away the rights of ordinary Americans. Helen Thomas

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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. Helen Thomas

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