White House correspondent
I (N.Z. Press Assn. —Copyright) > I WASHINGTON, Mar. 8. | President. Nixon opened his news conference last night by congratulating Helen Thomas on her appointment as the chief White House correspondent for United Press International. “As I understand it, Miss Thomas, this is the first time in history that a woman has been selected for that high post. We congratulate you;’ Mr Nixon said. Miss Thomas, who has covered Washington for United Press international for 30 years, has spent the last 14 at the White House.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33479, 9 March 1974, Page 6
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88White House correspondent Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33479, 9 March 1974, Page 6
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