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	Front Row at the White House : My Life and Times Helen Thomas Scribner, 2000 - 416 pages average customer review:based on 44 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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She also gives some 'behind the scenes' information and her takes on the men who have filled the oval office since her time. Thomas also talks about how the press corps WAS before it was modernized.

Even if you don't like her personally, this book is just so interesting to read.


Straight-forward and insightful

As a big fan of Helen Thomas, I could hardly wait for this book to be published. My only regret is that she left so many telling details out. Of course, if she had included all that she had learned while covering eight presidents, the book would have been to heavy to even pick up. I loved this book and it should be required reading in every college communications course in this country.

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Lively Reading

This book was a great read! As a long time UPI correspondent on the political stage, Helen Thomas has some stories to tell and she tells them well, in a positive and upbeat way. Yes, there was some 'jumping around' in the book - the events and antedotes Helen Thomas describes aren't written up in strict chronological order - but she can certainly turn an apt phrase and does so often in this book. I thought she portrayed the events and people in her life in a mature, insightful and entertaining way, without petty or grumbling judgements. She's upfront and proud of being a hard-eyed reporter out to get the facts - but notes in her book that quite a few of those individuals who fall under her scrutiny don't hold it against her. After reading this book, you'll know why.

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helen, helen, helen...

you have so much to offer yet you recoil when i think you will strike. yes, you have spent your life covering some of the most fascinating people in the world. and yes, you have great stories to tell. but you fail in opening your personal self to the reader when relating your incredible experiences. it seems like you give us the tip of the iceberg about your experiences and leave the rest to the imagination. we get a glimpse of your views as a reporter, but what about helen thomas the person? how did you PERSONALLY feel about the people and incidents that occurred during your tenure? what was your gut instinct as a woman about international crises and happenings during your career? you give us a nibble when we have prepared for a buffett. this book reads like a history book when it should read as a memoir. i leared quite a lot about dozens of issues and people that i was not aware of prior to this publication. unfortunately, i feel that i didn't learn as much about helen thomas, the person, as i wanted to as well.

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