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Lee Thornton

Journalist, correspondent
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Lee Thornton

Journalist, correspondent
Birthday

November 14, 2013

Birthplace

Leesburg, Virginia

Date of Passing

September 25, 2013

Lee Thornton was the first black woman to cover the White House regularly for CBS, a position she assumed in 1977. She later taught journalism and was an administrator at the University of Maryland.

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