Helen Thomas - in pictures

Helen Thomas, UPI Washington Reporter, at work in the White House Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis

United Press Society reporter Helen Thomas, is seen with Britain's Queen Mother Elizabeth at a formal reception in Washington in November,1954 Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis

UPI reporter Helen Thomas interviews President-elect John Kennedy at Georgetown University Hospital in December, 1960 Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis

In Washington, DC walking together, are President Lyndon B. Johnson, Merriman Smith, and Helen Thomas in May, 1963 Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis

President Richard Nixon laughs with UPI reporter Helen Thomas during an impromptu reception in Washington on Sept. 30, 1971 Photograph: AP

Helen Thomas and Douglas B. Cornell stand in Lafayette Park near the White House in October 1971 after their marriage at St. Johns Church. President Richard Nixon described their nuptials as a "marriage made not in heaven but in the White House" Photograph: AP

President Gerald Ford models a gag T-shirt here for UPI reporter Helen Thomas and his wife Betty in Palm Springs,on 20 February, 1977 Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis

President Jimmy Carter talks with Helen Thomas while aboard Air Force One prior to landing at Andrews Air Force Base in October, 1979 Photograph: Charles Tasnadi/AP

President Ronald Reagan greets UPI reporter Helen Thomas in the Treaty Room of the White House in Washington on 13 April, 1981 Photograph: Barry Thumma/AP

President George H. Bush speaks with Helen Thomas on 21 January, 1989 Photograph: Doug Mills/AP

UPI White House correspondent Helen Thomas shares a joke with President Clinton in August 1995 Photograph: Greg Gibson/AP

U.S. President George W. Bush greets veteran reporter Helen Thomas during a surprise visit to the last-ever briefing from the press briefing room of the White House in August, 2006 Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Helen Thomas celebrates her 89th birthday with President Barack Obama, celebrating his 48th birthday, in the White House Press Briefing Room in Washington on 4 August, 2009 Photograph: J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Correspondent Helen Thomas reads a newspaper at her desk inside the White House briefing room in March 2009 Photograph: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images