Helen Thomas, a reporter who covered the White House for nearly five decades, has died aged 92.She died at her Washington apartment after a long illness Gridiron Club, Washington's history, the organization said.
Ms. Thomas at the hands of the 10th President, and is known for asking the tough questions.
She was a regular at a news conference in the White House and is considered a pioneer for women in journalism.
Veteran NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell tweeted that Helen Thomas. "Made it possible for us all to follow."
The question is 'torture'.
Born to Lebanese immigrants in Kentucky in 1920, Helen Thomas found her phone while she worked for the student newspaper of the school.
She started out as a copy girl for the Washington Township before moving to the United Press wire service (UPI), in which she discusses the campaign of President John F Kennedy.
After the election of Kennedy's demand for a story about First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Ms. Thomas helped secure her place in the White House press corps.
Over the next decade, she began to become heavier and reports UPI White House Bureau Chief in 1970 - the first woman to hold the position.
From her seat in the middle of the front row of the briefing room to make her angry and grilled presidential government spokespeople pointed questions about her
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