You Could Own Helen Thomas's White House Typewriter
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Picture yourself in the White
House press corps, pounding away on your keyboard after a Presidential
briefing on the nation's economy and foreign policy issues. It's time to
report your story to the world on a special piece of hardware -- a
typewriter owned by journalism legend Helen Thomas.
You can claim a piece of journalism history and invest in its future
too, if you place the winning bid in September's auction of this key weapon
from the journalism wonder woman's arsenal -- Helen Thomas's classic
Olivetti lettera 32 portable manual.
Thomas, who has covered eight United States Presidents, donated the
typewriter to the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation of Washington, D.C. (SDX/DC),
a non-profit, 501(c) (3) journalism foundation, to sell as a fundraiser.
All proceeds from the sale -- 100 percent -- go to the foundation's
scholarship fund. It awards scholarships annually.
The online auction ends at midnight, Thursday, September 25. To bid, go
to http://www.sdxdc.org. Fill out and submit your bid form electronically.
"I used this typewriter during my tenure as White House correspondent
for United Press International (UPI), carrying it in my presidential
travels in the 1970's and 1980's, including President Nixon's historic
journey to China in 1972, and on many trips to the then-Soviet Union and
the Middle East," said Thomas, who spent nearly 40 years reporting for
United Press International and is a Washington columnist for Hearst
Newspapers. "Of course, I hope the typewriter will be an inspiration to
future journalists, although I grant it has become an obsolete form of
communication. Still, it remains an important symbol for those who made it
their profession to keep the country and the world informed of events that
affect us all. Somehow, toting a laptop computer just doesn't seem the
same."
Thomas, a longtime mentor to young journalists, hopes the auction will
boost the resources of the SDX/DC foundation as it seeks to help college
students pursuing careers in journalism at a time when college costs are
skyrocketing and traditional sources of support are dwindling.
The SDX/DC foundation, started in 1962, has awarded some 200
scholarships to help aspiring journalists attending college in the
Washington, D.C. area. Scholarships, which average $4,000 each, pay for
tuition, books and other college related expenses. Past scholarship
recipients have come all over the nation to pursue journalism studies at
Washington, D.C. area colleges. Students apply directly to the foundation
for a scholarship. Applicants must show an ongoing interest in journalism.
Scholarship information is available at http://www.sdxdc.org.
Past recipients have held a variety of jobs at news organizations
across the country including National Public Radio, The Washington Post,
The Baltimore Sun, CNN, The Chicago Tribune, Thompson Reuters, Atlanta
Journal and Constitution, ESPN, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, The News Hour
with Jim Lehrer, MTV, the Asbury Park Press, and Congressional Quarterly.
Don't miss this opportunity to own a piece of journalism history and
support journalism's future. To make your bid go to http://www.sdxdc.org. Auction
ends at midnight, Thursday, September 25.
Sponsored by: the SDX Foundation of Washington, D.C., P. O. Box 19555,
Washington, D.C. 20036
Contact: Reginald Stuart, SDX Foundation of Washington, D.C.,
301.879.0085
SOURCE SDX Foundation of Washington, D.C.
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http://www.sdxdc.org
CONTACT:
Reginald Stuart, SDX Foundation of
Washington, D.C., +1-301-879-0085
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