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In January of 1972, Thomas became both the only female and
only print journalist to accompany President Richard Nixon on his break-through
trip to China. No
President had formed any relations with the communist country in over twenty
years. Thomas later recalled the journey as her greatest experience, an eight
day period where everything seen was a story, a goldmine.
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 In the years after China,
Thomas accompanied Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton and George W.
Bush on numerous trips around the world. She covered every world economic
summit, and became a White House legend not only in the press, but also in Hollywood
through cameos in films like The American
President.
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