Edmonton – If you’ve never heard of Helen Thomas, shame on you.  This amazing role model worked as a White House correspondent through the terms of nine U.S. presidents.  Her wikipedia entry is overrun with the word “first.”

• first female officer of the National Press Club
• first female member and president of the White House Correspondents Association
• first female member of the Gridiron Club

In this documentary, directed by Rory Kennedy (RFK’s youngest), Helen give you run-down on all 9 of her subjects, starting with Pres-Elect JFK all the way through to Dubya.  Full of amusing anecdotes and serious reflections, it’s not hard to see why this feisty woman is such a hit.  Plus, this one is courtesy of HBO so it has that slick “here’s what money can do” feel.  It’s 38 minutes you won’t regret.

http://www.hbo.com/docs/docuseries/helenthomas/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Thomas

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