Tonight sees the HBO debut of RORY KENNEDY’S first-rate documentary, THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT: HELEN THOMAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

The doc chronicles THOMAS’  reign over six decades and nine Presidents. She became known as the ‘First Lady of the Press’ for her tenacity and willingness to ask the questions that others wouldn’t. Plus, she was a real character.

Filmmaker RORY KENNEDY was at the recent TCA press tour and talked about spending time with a journalistic rockstar: