Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1920 Aug. 20 | Born, Winchester, Ky. |
| 1942 | B.A., Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. Copy girl, cub reporter, Washington Daily News, Washington, D.C. |
| 1943-1961 | Reporter, United Press International (UPI), Washington, D.C. |
| 1961-2000 | White House correspondent, White House bureau chief, United Press International (UPI), Washington, D.C. |
| 1959-1960 | President, Women’s National Press Club, Washington, D.C. |
| 1971 | Married Douglas B. Cornell (died 1982) Financial secretary, National Press Club, Washington, D.C. |
| 1975 | Inducted as first female member, Gridiron Club, Washington, D.C. Published Dateline: White House, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, N.Y. |
| 1975-1976 | President, White House Correspondents' Association |
| 1984 | Received National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award |
| 1992 | Elected first female president, Gridiron Club, Washington, D.C. |
| 1999 | Published Front Row at the White House: My Life and Times, Scribner & Co., New York, N.Y. |
| 2000-2010 | Columnist, Hearst Newspapers, Washington, D.C. |
| 2002 | Published Thanks for the Memories, Mr. President: Wit and Wisdom from the Front Row at the White House, Scribner & Co., New York, N.Y. |
| 2006 | Published Watchdogs of Democracy? : The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public, Scribner & Co., New York, N.Y. |
| 2008 | Published with Chip Bok The Great White House Breakout, Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, N.Y. |
| 2009 | Published with Craig Crawford Listen Up Mr. President: Everything You Always Wanted Your President to Know and Do, Scribner & Co., New York, N.Y. |
| 2011-2012 | Columnist, Falls Church News-Press, Falls Church, Va. |
| 2013, July 30 | Died, Washington, D.C. |