R.I.P.: WH Reporter Helen Thomas Dead At 92

Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas died early Saturday morning in Washington, D.C., CBS News confirms. She was 92 years old.

A cousin of Thomas' confirmed her passing to CBS News White House correspondent Peter Maer. There are tentative plans for a funeral in her hometown of Detroit. Friends and relatives are also discussing a Washington remembrance at a future date.

During a long career in Washington, Thomas covered every administration since Dwight Eisenhower. She worked for 57 years for United Press International (UPI), where she eventually became White House bureau manager. Between 2000 and 2010, she was a columnist for Hearst Newspapers.

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