The White House correspondent was known for making presidents squirm with her tough, pointed questions that they tried to ignore. But she persisted and often made them answer her.
What a trail-blazing career she had, shattering old traditions of male domination of journalism and crusading for the rights of women, veterans and the disadvantaged.
Sarah McClendon was the former dean of the White House Press Corps. She wrote several articles on UFOs and UFO disclosure.