Helen Thomas

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Helen Thomas is an American author and former news service reporter, member of the White House Press Corps and opinion columnist of Lebanese Greek Orthodox/Melkite descent.[1] She worked for the United Press and post-1958 successor United Press International (UPI) for 57 years, first as a correspondent, and later as White House bureau manager. She was a columnist for Hearst Newspapers from 2000 to 2010, writing on national affairs and the White House. She covered every President of the United States from the last years of the Eisenhower administration until the second year of the Obama administration. She was the first female officer of the National Press Club, the first female member and president of the White House Correspondents' Association, and the first female member of the Gridiron Club.

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Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Herself
Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is the mainstream media.
The Final Days
The Final Days
A tongue-in-cheek look at President Clinton's final days in office.
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Self
アメリカ北東部ボルティモアで職業紹介所を経営していたデーヴ・コーヴィックは、アメリカの第44代大統領ウィリアム・ハリソン・ミッチェルに瓜二つと言えるほど酷似した容姿を持っており、友人の店などで大統領の物まねを披露していた。 そんなある日、デーヴのもとにシークレットサービスがやってきて、ある公式行事の際の大統領の影武者を引き受けることになる。ところが、その夜、大統領が脳卒中で倒れ、「一夜限り」との当初の約束に反し、デーヴは影武者としてしばらく大統領職を務める羽目になる…。