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Re: George Bush...
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09/15/05 02:00 PM
09/15/05 02:00 PM
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SC
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Originally posted by plawrence:
Could be her, but I don't think so. I'd swear she had to be at least in her forties back in the early 1960's.
She must be about 80 now, so the age would be about right.
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Re: George Bush...
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09/15/05 02:13 PM
09/15/05 02:13 PM
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The Ravenite Social Club
Don Cardi
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I do remember her during the Reagan years. I can still hear him saying "Helen?" when prompting her to ask her first question. And SC, you are correct : "In November, 1960, Ms. Thomas began covering then President-elect John F. Kennedy, following him to the White House in January, 1961 as a member of the UPI team, then headed by the late Merriman Smith. It was during this first White House assignment that Helen Thomas began closing Presidential press conferences with "Thank you, Mr. President," a custom that continued."  http://www.harrywalker.com/speakers_template_printer.cfm?Spea_ID=222 Don Cardi 
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: George Bush...
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09/15/05 02:50 PM
09/15/05 02:50 PM
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Originally posted by Don Cardi:
[quote]Originally posted by Patrick:
[b] I see you'd rather not reply to Plaw's comment. That's ok. I shall remember that in the future my friend. Actually my young friend, Plaw and I took it off the boards and I replied through a PM. So don't get your yourself all excited about the future just yet. Don Cardi [/b][/quote]Whether plaw's post is there or not doesn't bother me. I shall remember that.
"After every dark night, there's a bright day right after that. No matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep your head up, and handle it." -Tupac Shakur
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Re: George Bush...
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09/15/05 02:54 PM
09/15/05 02:54 PM
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The Slippery Slope
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Don Cardi's picture looks like her.
Most well dressed women wore hats back then, SC. I remember hers as being large and outlandish.
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Re: George Bush...
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09/15/05 03:55 PM
09/15/05 03:55 PM
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Yea, I think it was Helen Thomas and I think too she did use to wear huge hats. I'd like to find a couple of exchanges to share, just for "old time" sake. Now, I know this is a Bush thread, so let me ask who is going to watch his "speech" tonight? I hear it started out as a half hour, but is now shortened to twenty minutes. Boy, I know there's a joke in there somewhere, but I'll refrain.  TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
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Re: George Bush...
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09/30/05 08:27 AM
09/30/05 08:27 AM
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- C. S. Lewis
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Re: George Bush...
[Re: SC]
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12/18/06 10:55 AM
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Helen Thomas started covering JFK during his campaign and she's mostly famous for ending his press conferences with "Thank you Mr. President".
As an honor to her longetivity she usually gets to ask the first question in press conferences now.
I can't honestly remember if she wore hats, but I do remember she had a good rapport with JFK. SC I know who you are talking about but I also do not remember her name. She was always in the back of the room and she would ask these long winded arcane questions about some budget item in the commerce dept., and JFK would ply off of her questions with some kind of joke.
"Io sono stanco, sono imbigliato, and I wan't everyone here to know, there ain't gonna be no trouble from me..Don Corleone..Cicc' a port!"
"I stood in the courtroom like a fool."
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