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Time and career at the white house. >> reporter: some call her the most permanent resident of 1600 pennsylvania avenue. helen host covered the white house for nearly 50 years. >> this is the ringside seat in history. it is a cliche but it is true. >> reporter: she made ten presidents sweat. kennedy, johnson, nixon, ford, carter, reagan, bush xli, clinton, bush xliii, and obama. she said each president was treated same as the last. >> now i will take your questions. helen. >> mccain said he resented being called clinton or clinton-like and a few other things. what do you say? >> well -- my ques...

Secretaries could tame her. >> you people call for open must and trance parent. >> i let's have this discussion at the conclusion of the town hall meeting. how about that? >> no. we are having it now. >> helen, i find it unfortunate you use your front-row position bestowed upon you by your colleagues to make such statements. >> you are perhaps familiar with that. aren't you, helen? >> reporter: even presidents celebrated her often appearing to respect her for holding them accountable. >> can i have a press conference? >> reporter: or maybe to keep her in their sights. >> i had to laugh because...

Weapons. >> helen, this is my inaugural moment here. >> reporter: born in kentucky in 1920, thomas grew up in detroit. midst of the second world war she became a copy girl at the now defunct "washington daily news." and joined united presser and national in 1943. she all but asigned herself to cover the white house in 1960 doing so for upi and eventually her news service. her life was a compellation of firsts. the first woman to close a presidential news conference with the polite -- >> thank you. >> thank you, helen. >> reporter: -- first female officer of the press club. first female officer...

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