White House Reporter's Career Ends After Nearly Sixty Years I was there when (then) White House Correspondent Helen Thomas was stopped - as she headed to the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House - by Rabbi Nesenoff as he began his interview with the storied reporter. Rabbi Nesenoff (seated left of woman in glasses) at the President's media event prior to the Jewish American Heritage reception at the White House on May 27, 2010. Photo/CD Brown. Apparently, what started out as a friendly interview by Nesenoff, his son and another young Jewish American from New York, credentialed to cover the Jewish American Heritage Festival on May 27th (their first time at the White House) turned sour, and shocked many. As I stopped by to briefly listen to the interview, Ms. Thomas was asked by Rabbi Nesenoff about her career in the media as well as what advice she had to those just starting out in the media, to which Ms. Thomas replied...
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