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The Washington Times
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http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030307-85033093.htm
Press corps doyenne gets no notice
Published March 7, 2003
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
A long-running Washington tradition apparently ended last night when,
for the first time in memory, the doyenne of the White House press corps
was not called on in a presidential press conference.
Syndicated columnist Helen Thomas, who has covered every president
since John F. Kennedy, was relegated to the third row in last night's East
Room event and — if the memory of press corps veterans is accurate —
received her first presidential snub.
One reporter who has covered the past six presidents said: "I don't
remember a press conference in which [Mrs. Thomas] didn't get a
question."
For many years, it was a tradition for Mrs. Thomas to ask the first
question at White House news conferences and end them by saying, on
behalf of the press corps, "Thank you, Mr. President." However, in recent
years, her influence has waned — although she was still afforded one of
the first questions and continues to enjoy a front-row seat at regular
White House briefings.
For four decades the White House correspondent for United Press
International, Mrs. Thomas, 82, has in recent months harangued Bush
spokesman Ari Fleischer, asking how President Bush can slaughter innocent
Iraqis in a quest for oil.
Now syndicated by Hearst Newspapers, Mrs. Thomas has also
denounced Mr. Bush outside the confines of the White House briefing
room. "This is the worst president ever," Mrs. Thomas told the Daily Breeze
of Torrance, Calif., in January. "He is the worst president in all of American
history."
Also snubbed by Mr. Bush at last night's news conference was Mike
Allen of The Washington Post, the second consecutive time that the
president has skipped over The Post's correspondent, who was seated last
night in the front row.
— Joseph Curl
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