@AnnCompton
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Friday Mar 17 - 7:47pm
@BillHughesDC And that defiant strain lives on in you, Bill, my first borne son whose mother’s mother’s mother was the towering Kate Coffey of Clonmel - County Tipperary. When her family objected to her infatuation with a British (!) sailor - she took sail herself tothe US. You have roots.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 16 - 11:17pm
RT @WHhistoryPres: Two iconic voices from White House history shared their stories with our @WhiteHouseHstry friends in Palm Beach tonight. @David_Gergen and @AnnCompton are treasure troves of insights and history spanning decades of American presidencies. https://t.co/N6aXNs7gJz
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 21 - 11:02am
RT @BillHughesDC: I advanced an unannounced POTUS trip to Afghanistan in 2006 when I was in the middle of my first year of law school. We told Karzai we were on our way to the palace after AF1 already had landed. That was pretty sporty. But this black ops UKR visit is just WILD by comparison. https://t.co/GLT61zFHXY
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 21 - 10:49am
@SabrinaSiddiqui Baby Girl will be so proud of you. And all of us who devoured each of your carefully crafted pool reports are exceptionally grateful to you. Brava.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 18 - 8:52pm
@CarterCenter You treated those of us in the press with respect and often with openness. You and Mrs. Carter as well. Those days were quite an adventure and challenge in Plains and around the globe. Rest easy, Mr. President. You have earned this. God Bless. -Ann
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 4 - 10:47pm
@khats97 Hi MaryBeth!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 4 - 5:42pm
@PawleysIslandPD Everything Cool happens on Pawley’s!!!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Jan 25 - 11:47pm
@nathaliejacoby1 Me.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Sunday Jan 15 - 8:21pm
@bsw5020 Hi. it’s Mrs Hughes on Tilden. Friend, colleague of your Mom. Mother of Bill Hughes. Sat in your living room the night your Dad died, aching. Not knowing how to help. What you have given us— hope. I am a child of Glencoe so my heart is with you there and in Spring Valley bless
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Monday Jan 9 - 5:29pm
@mkhammer Brava!!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Monday Jan 9 - 5:29pm
@mkhammer Hey, Mom! Congratulations. Isn’t this the best adventure !?!💞
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Monday Jan 9 - 5:24pm
Don’t let up, Valerie! Before your posts I bought AirTags for all my grown/traveling kids. And now included for them your Tweets. Since this— AirTags for their youngsters as well. As a frequent @United flyer I join your smart appeal to have @United step up and make this right. https://t.co/HAUzJlKc1Q
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Tuesday Jan 3 - 7:46am
RT @MasonMornings: Still to come, the great @AnnCompton joins @juliemason on the legacy of the legendary Barbara Walters. 8:45 AM East. https://t.co/eSEfn4furl
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Dec 28 - 10:20pm
@nathaliejacoby1 Yep. Me.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Dec 28 - 10:13pm
@BeschlossDC I will never forget. The geopolitical map of the world in which I grew up changed that moment forever. Left our four little kids at home on Christmas morning to report all day/night on events that would make theirs a better world.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Dec 17 - 2:34am
@RogueDew Oh, Dwight, Woody, Anne, and Tayloe - you and we may feel crushed at the loss of Jinks. But imagine who in Heaven is rejoicing at the reunion with the partner who made his career and their family a success. Bless them both and all of you—- big hug.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Dec 15 - 11:44pm
@jaketapper Alice, thank you for once again showing your bravery and your wisdom and inspiring Girl Scouts like my granddaughters and doctors like my son who trained at CHoP. God bless you, Alice, and your family.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Dec 15 - 12:13am
@BillHughesDC My grand-dog Maddie - we have loved and often cared for her all her 12 years, always rewarded with her devotion. Listen to this advice on acting quickly for your pet. It can be life saving 🐕
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Sunday Dec 11 - 2:29am
@TVietor08 What a blessing - what joy!!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Dec 8 - 10:20pm
@JoshNBCNews @NBCNews Josh - Good Dreams DO COME TRUE! Go for it!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Dec 3 - 8:47pm
@DildineWTOP Thank you Dave. Again. And Again.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Sunday Nov 27 - 12:54pm
@LukeRussert Thanks Luke. You will always be a journalist. It’s in your DNA.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Tuesday Nov 22 - 6:00pm
@BeschlossDC @NewsHour And Michael - there is Bob Schieffer’s astonishing story with Lee Harvey Oswald’s MOTHER!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Tuesday Nov 22 - 5:56pm
@jrpsaki @POTUS @graeters Glad you like Graeters, Jen. I knew of your Cinci connex. So when you had Covid - Graeters was the best medicine.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Friday Nov 18 - 5:56pm
@Redistrict Some of us will hang here for the important stuff - from voices like you. I have nowhere else I want to go.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Nov 17 - 8:07pm
@BillHughesDC @CoinDesk Well said, B.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Oct 19 - 3:19pm
@EliStokols @maggieNYT You won't remember me, but Way To Go, Eli ! Lucky Politico.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Sep 29 - 11:07am
RT @SteveScully: On @SXMPOTUS today, among my topics on THE BRIEFING, remembering legendary @plantecbs @CBSNews @CBSNewsRadio reporter Bill Plante. @AnnCompton joins me to reflect on his 50+ career, including 35 years @WhiteHouse beat & his tenures as @whca President Tune in noon-2pm ET
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Sep 28 - 5:05pm
@stevenportnoy @CBSNews @whca Bill Plante has always been a fierce defender of freedom of the press, and a generous and charming colleague. To Bill -🍷- a Life Well Lived. Hugs to Robin.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Friday Sep 16 - 10:02pm
Could that be that your answer word cannot be found in MerrimanWebster or any dictionary found online? C’mon you can do better, Wordle!! https://t.co/6pH8b0PXCW
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Sep 7 - 8:46am
@bsw5020 @US_FDA Brian - huge story about your cause on this morning’s WashPost page A3. Stay strong ! https://t.co/DhwDbg2ulP
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Sep 3 - 6:24pm
RT @bsw5020: Five years ago I was diagnosed with ALS. Three years ago, @BarackObama tweeted this, sharing a amazing video about our fight. Today, I am alive, against all odds. And, Mr. President, I still wake up everyday believing we will win this fight. Rock your Saturday all. https://t.co/I3UaqoAFdf
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Friday Sep 2 - 10:52pm
Wordle 440 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Aug 31 - 8:47pm
@lauhaim Brava, Laurence ~ journalist ++++++
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Aug 31 - 8:45pm
RT @lauhaim: September 8th. #Maxwell #Epstein https://t.co/ySq56tHKRm
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Aug 31 - 8:41pm
@DavidLat Hang in. You are strong++
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Aug 24 - 11:10pm
@bsw5020 Good night from Spring Valley. Beaming support and admiration from a block over on Tilden St. Take all the time you need ~~~
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Tuesday Aug 23 - 8:55am
RT @HowardMortman: POLITICAL TRIVIA: You probably know/remember Bush said Fauci when @AnnCompton asked during 10/13/1988 debate to name an American hero. Bush said Fauci because of his research on AIDS. QUESTION: Can you name the one specific person Dukakis called a hero? https://t.co/2Q9WUVoUXB
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Aug 13 - 8:31am
RT @UmarBzv: Staircase designed by Leonardo da Vinci, 1516. https://t.co/GRksh5funG
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Sunday Aug 7 - 10:49am
RT @BillHughesDC: Second time that @AnnCompton has been an answer on the @nytimes crossword. Her grand daughters are especially proud. https://t.co/aRkQG7iEZ6
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Jul 28 - 1:27pm
@bsw5020 Sending admiration from your Spring Valley ‘hood - for the courage and leadership you show to all of us. -Mrs. Hughes
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Jul 14 - 7:09am
RT @MasonMornings: The great @AnnCompton is with @juliemason 7:45 AM East for Oval Office Week and to peel back the curtain on her coverage of 7 Presidents. Listen SIRIUSXM 124. https://t.co/0JOvgVgi5y
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Jul 7 - 4:11am
@WHhistoryPres @kaitlancollins @CNN @WhiteHouse @WhiteHouseHstry @UofAlabama @whca ‘Elected’ president for 2024. Congratulations!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Friday Jul 1 - 5:57pm
@samyoungman @NBCNews Hi Sam. Watch ABC instead. ❤️❤️
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Sunday May 29 - 12:27pm
RT @BeschlossDC: Ex-President George H.W. Bush’s letter of resignation in protest as Life Member of NRA, May 1995: https://t.co/0kKPoYY4Ni
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday May 11 - 9:08pm
Who makes me SO proud ? https://t.co/VsxkcDO4t7
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Sunday May 8 - 6:55pm
Thanks to my daughter/daughters-in-law for being remarkable mothers themselves - and sending me a page from my eldest son’s archives more than 30 years ago: https://t.co/IDfAXI9WYy
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Sunday May 1 - 1:27pm
Can’t believe it took this long to meet my Sarah. https://t.co/7amG3R19It
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Mar 5 - 12:27pm
RT @Billbrowder: This is really funny. Now that Apple has left Russia, Apple Maps has put Crimea back in Ukraine https://t.co/sZbei4kFIz
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Feb 24 - 7:07pm
RT @Catherine_Katz: Ukrainian Embassy this evening with flowers laid on the doorstep. Heartbreaking. 🇺🇦 https://t.co/nR31SOQON4
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Feb 9 - 9:36pm
Wordle 235 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 pure luck
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Feb 2 - 9:20pm
@markknoller That’s better than The Washington Wimps.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Jan 31 - 8:24pm
Just blind luck on my part. https://t.co/kH6L5LB7g0
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Jan 31 - 8:17pm
Wordle 226 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Jan 22 - 6:50pm
@OKnox @jdickerson Sorry. Happened every day 1984-88. But I am dating myself.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Jan 22 - 6:48pm
@OKnox Sorry! Standard practice 1984-88. but I am dating myself.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Jan 12 - 4:56pm
RT @Miller_Center: https://t.co/wYYoRx9Mrb tomorrow 3:00 ET w/ @AnnCompton @guian_mckee @MaloneySuzanne @MorrisonCSIS @ianhsolomon @kdtenpas + non-twitterized experts. #joinus #online #MCevents
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Jan 11 - 8:04pm
RT @BillHughesDC: Join me at @GBBCouncil’s Virtual #BlockchainCentral Davos on January 18th as I speak on a panel discussion on “Enabling our Digital Future” To register (it's free) to virtually attend: https://t.co/cnfFN9vZw3
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Jan 11 - 8:02pm
RT @JoyceMosso: @DildineWTOP 1979 was bad my Dad’s Cadillac was covered & he made us dig it out with no where to go🤦🏽♀️ No plows in our neighborhood for days.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Jan 10 - 6:17pm
@samyoungman Bravo, friend 💙
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Jan 7 - 3:59pm
RT @ratemyskyperoom: Thanks, Twitter @verified https://t.co/HZPSvJq7Kg
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Dec 31 - 6:26pm
@RonaldReagan On the press plane into Palm Springs that day, legendary correspondent Jim Deakin told novice/me looking down on the green expanse of the Annenberg desert estate, “Shows what God could have done if he’d had money.” Awesome view.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Dec 30 - 9:39pm
RT @peterbakernyt: In the first year of Trump’s presidency, the S&P 500 hit new records 62 times and finished up 17%. In the first year of Biden’s presidency, the S&P 500 hit new records 70 times and finished up 29%.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Dec 27 - 7:45pm
@chefgeoffs @MayorBowser @councilofdc The single test kit handed out at Palisades must be returned to a kiosk same day for results that are snail mailed or texted.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Dec 27 - 7:40pm
@chefgeoffs @MayorBowser @councilofdc The kit they gave out at Palisades has to be dropped back off@at the Library kiosk for testing. Results mailed or texted next day.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Dec 21 - 9:20pm
@ron_fournier @lori4nier A cherished blessing! Grace indeed!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Dec 20 - 10:55pm
@BillHughesDC Maddie is so loyal. So loving.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Dec 20 - 4:06pm
RT @dougmillsnyt: Arlington Virginia -Courthouse- Covid-19 testing line. Waiting line is easily over an hour. #covidtesting https://t.co/0nJjODpzSI
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Dec 18 - 7:08pm
@ratemyskyperoom Elegant girl!!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Dec 18 - 7:03pm
RT @DildineWTOP: A Distracted Driving Warning and Road Rage Advisory are in effect now through Christmas. Expect erratic and combative driving conditions. Parking will be difficult to near impossible. Motorists are advised not to act like self-entitled jackasses.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Dec 17 - 9:22pm
RT @ratemyskyperoom: Great mantel view. Art. Lovely lighting. Dried flowers. Wooden piece. 10/10 @Olivia_Beavers https://t.co/OjOu6O2yDK
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Sunday Dec 5 - 9:08pm
@LarrySabato My fave when protestor in campaign audience shouted out an obscenity- DOLE: “I’ll put you down as undecided “
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Nov 29 - 8:07pm
@DildineWTOP Not ‘always’ in a good way 😳
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Nov 18 - 7:14pm
@linda_delap Let me see - and CONGRATULATIONS to the two of you. Happy to try!!!!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Nov 4 - 10:30am
This is mind-blowing, compelling journalism across the national landscape. So many brilliant finalists. Congratulations to them all. #duPont2022 https://t.co/e0ROLQFpbx
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Oct 28 - 8:26pm
Linwood Holton, Governor of Virginia. Groundbreaker. Man of integrity. With Jinks, parents of 4 accomplished kids. RIP. @Miller_Center https://t.co/68D5Oc2QlK
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Oct 6 - 6:45pm
@jessica_roy @KarenMelissaGa7 Make it your phone screensaver? !
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Oct 5 - 8:56pm
@mkhammer Brava, Mom!!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Oct 4 - 8:22pm
@DavidLat From someone who has followed you but never met you - What did you say in your remarks? We’d love to hear. - AnnCompton, former ABC News.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Oct 2 - 10:44am
@markknoller Thanks, Mark !
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Oct 2 - 10:44am
RT @markknoller: By my count, this is Biden’s 23rd trip to DE as pres., totaling all or part of 62 days. His weekend scoreboard: -18 weekends at home in DE (Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach) -10 weekends at Camp David -8 weekends at the WH -1 overseas/Cornwall, England G7
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Sep 29 - 2:52pm
RT @joshgerstein: AP’s legendary photgrapher Scotty Applewhite again proves that, while he works in pictures, he’s one of the most articulate voices for press freedom of our time https://t.co/cEZt1PNOlH
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Sep 29 - 2:49pm
RT @TimAlberta: The patience. The poise. The technique. All while wearing slipper sandals. Get this man his own TV show. https://t.co/J9kkwqEhCl
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Sep 24 - 9:44am
RT @gleopold1: @JeffShesol discusses his @MercuryRisingBk with the incomparable @AnnCompton at The Historic Decatur House on Sept. 21. Thanks to sponsor @WhiteHouseHstry https://t.co/8KxvsMuPYo
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Sep 23 - 1:06pm
RT @BillHughesDC: The dog did nothing wrong. https://t.co/VMbaItFJwW
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Sunday Sep 12 - 9:46pm
@MrMikeBlake As you should!!!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Sep 11 - 8:30pm
RT @markknoller: Same program also had unusually candid interviews with USSS Pres Detail Chief Dave Wilkinson about the efforts to protect Pres Bush on 9/11. Also, lots of the great Ann Compton about her recollections from the AF-1 press pool that day.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Sep 11 - 8:01am
RT @stevenportnoy: Twenty years later, as I carry the radio pool duty she had that day on AF1, I remain in awe of the fortitude Ann showed, insisting that the public continue to have its eyes and ears on the president that horrible day. Hear her tell the story…
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Sep 10 - 5:31pm
@JaeJew @WSB_Speakers Well said.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Sep 10 - 5:30pm
@WSB_Speakers I hope this lesson resonates: resilience. Our nation, blessed with the light of democracy, has overcome a tragic Civil War, searing struggles against inequality, financial and natural catastrophes. The strength of Americans’ honor and hope has kept us strong. Thank the heroes.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Sep 10 - 11:02am
RT @kristindonnelly: Joe Biden was aboard Amtrak on 9-11. He talked to @JohnKingCNN about what it was like - more today on #InsidePolitics - including an interview with @AnnCompton -- one of the few reporters traveling with President Bush as he got the news. https://t.co/ZNGkg8AtIr
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Sep 9 - 3:43pm
@ratemyskyperoom Absolutely!!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Sep 9 - 3:32pm
@ratemyskyperoom Actually, he is broadcasting from The Charles Hotel !!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Sep 8 - 9:00pm
RT @ratemyskyperoom: Classic mantel view. Lamp work. Nice twigs. Window treatments. 10/10 @AnnCompton https://t.co/Y04WmsFN7g
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Sep 7 - 9:19pm
Wow. I would like my eight grandchildren to see this. Thank you, Linsey, for getting to the heart. https://t.co/XQPwvuHpzI
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Sep 7 - 8:56pm
RT @ABCNewsLive: ABC News’ @LinseyDavis speaks with former ABC News correspondent @AnnCompton, who was one of the few reporters traveling with former President Bush aboard Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2001. https://t.co/6PhHTpozCP https://t.co/ywK7KXvSdm
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Sep 7 - 8:43pm
These are important memories - Thank you, Linsey💙 https://t.co/XQPwvuHpzI
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Sep 7 - 2:15am
RT @WHhistoryPres: Join me this Wednesday, Sept 8 at 5:30pm for a special @whitehousehstry program: “September 11, Twenty Years Removed - A Look Back at the Nation and the White House.” With @SusanPage and featuring @AnnCompton, @AnitaBMcBride, and Donna Hayashi Smith: https://t.co/RRGcQBcc1B https://t.co/d4zBFp7khM
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Sep 1 - 10:34pm
RT @CKorenbeusser: We all remember those minutes. On the eve of 9/11, in the heat of the #AfganistanCrisis I deeply recommend to watch the very good #appletv documentary on #september11 #NeverAgain https://t.co/PIVL2cHIFP
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Sep 1 - 9:49pm
RT @BillHughesDC: Almost 20 years ago, I was in my room at college finding out my mom @AnnCompton was on Air Force One. The date was 9/11. Her voice is the first voice over of this new @AppleTV doc. This gives me chills. https://t.co/jj2HZAnLKH
1 year ago: Friday Mar 17 - 7:47pm
@BillHughesDC And that defiant strain lives on in you, Bill, my first borne son whose mother’s mother’s mother was the towering Kate Coffey of Clonmel - County Tipperary. When her family objected to her infatuation with a British (!) sailor - she took sail herself tothe US. You have roots.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 16 - 11:17pm
RT @WHhistoryPres: Two iconic voices from White House history shared their stories with our @WhiteHouseHstry friends in Palm Beach tonight. @David_Gergen and @AnnCompton are treasure troves of insights and history spanning decades of American presidencies. https://t.co/N6aXNs7gJz
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1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 21 - 11:02am
RT @BillHughesDC: I advanced an unannounced POTUS trip to Afghanistan in 2006 when I was in the middle of my first year of law school. We told Karzai we were on our way to the palace after AF1 already had landed. That was pretty sporty. But this black ops UKR visit is just WILD by comparison. https://t.co/GLT61zFHXY
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 21 - 10:49am
@SabrinaSiddiqui Baby Girl will be so proud of you. And all of us who devoured each of your carefully crafted pool reports are exceptionally grateful to you. Brava.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 18 - 8:52pm
@CarterCenter You treated those of us in the press with respect and often with openness. You and Mrs. Carter as well. Those days were quite an adventure and challenge in Plains and around the globe. Rest easy, Mr. President. You have earned this. God Bless. -Ann
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 4 - 10:47pm
@khats97 Hi MaryBeth!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 4 - 5:42pm
@PawleysIslandPD Everything Cool happens on Pawley’s!!!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Jan 25 - 11:47pm
@nathaliejacoby1 Me.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Sunday Jan 15 - 8:21pm
@bsw5020 Hi. it’s Mrs Hughes on Tilden. Friend, colleague of your Mom. Mother of Bill Hughes. Sat in your living room the night your Dad died, aching. Not knowing how to help. What you have given us— hope. I am a child of Glencoe so my heart is with you there and in Spring Valley bless
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Monday Jan 9 - 5:29pm
@mkhammer Brava!!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Monday Jan 9 - 5:29pm
@mkhammer Hey, Mom! Congratulations. Isn’t this the best adventure !?!💞
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Monday Jan 9 - 5:24pm
Don’t let up, Valerie! Before your posts I bought AirTags for all my grown/traveling kids. And now included for them your Tweets. Since this— AirTags for their youngsters as well. As a frequent @United flyer I join your smart appeal to have @United step up and make this right. https://t.co/HAUzJlKc1Q
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Tuesday Jan 3 - 7:46am
RT @MasonMornings: Still to come, the great @AnnCompton joins @juliemason on the legacy of the legendary Barbara Walters. 8:45 AM East. https://t.co/eSEfn4furl
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1 year ago: Wednesday Dec 28 - 10:20pm
@nathaliejacoby1 Yep. Me.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Dec 28 - 10:13pm
@BeschlossDC I will never forget. The geopolitical map of the world in which I grew up changed that moment forever. Left our four little kids at home on Christmas morning to report all day/night on events that would make theirs a better world.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Dec 17 - 2:34am
@RogueDew Oh, Dwight, Woody, Anne, and Tayloe - you and we may feel crushed at the loss of Jinks. But imagine who in Heaven is rejoicing at the reunion with the partner who made his career and their family a success. Bless them both and all of you—- big hug.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Dec 15 - 11:44pm
@jaketapper Alice, thank you for once again showing your bravery and your wisdom and inspiring Girl Scouts like my granddaughters and doctors like my son who trained at CHoP. God bless you, Alice, and your family.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Dec 15 - 12:13am
@BillHughesDC My grand-dog Maddie - we have loved and often cared for her all her 12 years, always rewarded with her devotion. Listen to this advice on acting quickly for your pet. It can be life saving 🐕
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Sunday Dec 11 - 2:29am
@TVietor08 What a blessing - what joy!!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Dec 8 - 10:20pm
@JoshNBCNews @NBCNews Josh - Good Dreams DO COME TRUE! Go for it!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Dec 3 - 8:47pm
@DildineWTOP Thank you Dave. Again. And Again.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Sunday Nov 27 - 12:54pm
@LukeRussert Thanks Luke. You will always be a journalist. It’s in your DNA.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Tuesday Nov 22 - 6:00pm
@BeschlossDC @NewsHour And Michael - there is Bob Schieffer’s astonishing story with Lee Harvey Oswald’s MOTHER!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Tuesday Nov 22 - 5:56pm
@jrpsaki @POTUS @graeters Glad you like Graeters, Jen. I knew of your Cinci connex. So when you had Covid - Graeters was the best medicine.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Friday Nov 18 - 5:56pm
@Redistrict Some of us will hang here for the important stuff - from voices like you. I have nowhere else I want to go.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Nov 17 - 8:07pm
@BillHughesDC @CoinDesk Well said, B.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Oct 19 - 3:19pm
@EliStokols @maggieNYT You won't remember me, but Way To Go, Eli ! Lucky Politico.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Sep 29 - 11:07am
RT @SteveScully: On @SXMPOTUS today, among my topics on THE BRIEFING, remembering legendary @plantecbs @CBSNews @CBSNewsRadio reporter Bill Plante. @AnnCompton joins me to reflect on his 50+ career, including 35 years @WhiteHouse beat & his tenures as @whca President Tune in noon-2pm ET
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Sep 28 - 5:05pm
@stevenportnoy @CBSNews @whca Bill Plante has always been a fierce defender of freedom of the press, and a generous and charming colleague. To Bill -🍷- a Life Well Lived. Hugs to Robin.
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Friday Sep 16 - 10:02pm
Could that be that your answer word cannot be found in MerrimanWebster or any dictionary found online? C’mon you can do better, Wordle!! https://t.co/6pH8b0PXCW
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Sep 7 - 8:46am
@bsw5020 @US_FDA Brian - huge story about your cause on this morning’s WashPost page A3. Stay strong ! https://t.co/DhwDbg2ulP
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Sep 3 - 6:24pm
RT @bsw5020: Five years ago I was diagnosed with ALS. Three years ago, @BarackObama tweeted this, sharing a amazing video about our fight. Today, I am alive, against all odds. And, Mr. President, I still wake up everyday believing we will win this fight. Rock your Saturday all. https://t.co/I3UaqoAFdf
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Friday Sep 2 - 10:52pm
Wordle 440 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Aug 31 - 8:47pm
@lauhaim Brava, Laurence ~ journalist ++++++
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Aug 31 - 8:45pm
RT @lauhaim: September 8th. #Maxwell #Epstein https://t.co/ySq56tHKRm
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Aug 31 - 8:41pm
@DavidLat Hang in. You are strong++
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday Aug 24 - 11:10pm
@bsw5020 Good night from Spring Valley. Beaming support and admiration from a block over on Tilden St. Take all the time you need ~~~
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Tuesday Aug 23 - 8:55am
RT @HowardMortman: POLITICAL TRIVIA: You probably know/remember Bush said Fauci when @AnnCompton asked during 10/13/1988 debate to name an American hero. Bush said Fauci because of his research on AIDS. QUESTION: Can you name the one specific person Dukakis called a hero? https://t.co/2Q9WUVoUXB
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Saturday Aug 13 - 8:31am
RT @UmarBzv: Staircase designed by Leonardo da Vinci, 1516. https://t.co/GRksh5funG
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Sunday Aug 7 - 10:49am
RT @BillHughesDC: Second time that @AnnCompton has been an answer on the @nytimes crossword. Her grand daughters are especially proud. https://t.co/aRkQG7iEZ6
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Jul 28 - 1:27pm
@bsw5020 Sending admiration from your Spring Valley ‘hood - for the courage and leadership you show to all of us. -Mrs. Hughes
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Jul 14 - 7:09am
RT @MasonMornings: The great @AnnCompton is with @juliemason 7:45 AM East for Oval Office Week and to peel back the curtain on her coverage of 7 Presidents. Listen SIRIUSXM 124. https://t.co/0JOvgVgi5y
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Thursday Jul 7 - 4:11am
@WHhistoryPres @kaitlancollins @CNN @WhiteHouse @WhiteHouseHstry @UofAlabama @whca ‘Elected’ president for 2024. Congratulations!
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Friday Jul 1 - 5:57pm
@samyoungman @NBCNews Hi Sam. Watch ABC instead. ❤️❤️
Ann Compton
1 year ago: Sunday May 29 - 12:27pm
RT @BeschlossDC: Ex-President George H.W. Bush’s letter of resignation in protest as Life Member of NRA, May 1995: https://t.co/0kKPoYY4Ni
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Wednesday May 11 - 9:08pm
Who makes me SO proud ? https://t.co/VsxkcDO4t7
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Ann Compton
1 year ago: Sunday May 8 - 6:55pm
Thanks to my daughter/daughters-in-law for being remarkable mothers themselves - and sending me a page from my eldest son’s archives more than 30 years ago: https://t.co/IDfAXI9WYy
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Sunday May 1 - 1:27pm
Can’t believe it took this long to meet my Sarah. https://t.co/7amG3R19It
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Mar 5 - 12:27pm
RT @Billbrowder: This is really funny. Now that Apple has left Russia, Apple Maps has put Crimea back in Ukraine https://t.co/sZbei4kFIz
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Feb 24 - 7:07pm
RT @Catherine_Katz: Ukrainian Embassy this evening with flowers laid on the doorstep. Heartbreaking. 🇺🇦 https://t.co/nR31SOQON4
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Feb 9 - 9:36pm
Wordle 235 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 pure luck
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Feb 2 - 9:20pm
@markknoller That’s better than The Washington Wimps.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Jan 31 - 8:24pm
Just blind luck on my part. https://t.co/kH6L5LB7g0
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Jan 31 - 8:17pm
Wordle 226 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Jan 22 - 6:50pm
@OKnox @jdickerson Sorry. Happened every day 1984-88. But I am dating myself.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Jan 22 - 6:48pm
@OKnox Sorry! Standard practice 1984-88. but I am dating myself.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Jan 12 - 4:56pm
RT @Miller_Center: https://t.co/wYYoRx9Mrb tomorrow 3:00 ET w/ @AnnCompton @guian_mckee @MaloneySuzanne @MorrisonCSIS @ianhsolomon @kdtenpas + non-twitterized experts. #joinus #online #MCevents
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Jan 11 - 8:04pm
RT @BillHughesDC: Join me at @GBBCouncil’s Virtual #BlockchainCentral Davos on January 18th as I speak on a panel discussion on “Enabling our Digital Future” To register (it's free) to virtually attend: https://t.co/cnfFN9vZw3
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Jan 11 - 8:02pm
RT @JoyceMosso: @DildineWTOP 1979 was bad my Dad’s Cadillac was covered & he made us dig it out with no where to go🤦🏽♀️ No plows in our neighborhood for days.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Jan 10 - 6:17pm
@samyoungman Bravo, friend 💙
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Jan 7 - 3:59pm
RT @ratemyskyperoom: Thanks, Twitter @verified https://t.co/HZPSvJq7Kg
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Dec 31 - 6:26pm
@RonaldReagan On the press plane into Palm Springs that day, legendary correspondent Jim Deakin told novice/me looking down on the green expanse of the Annenberg desert estate, “Shows what God could have done if he’d had money.” Awesome view.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Dec 30 - 9:39pm
RT @peterbakernyt: In the first year of Trump’s presidency, the S&P 500 hit new records 62 times and finished up 17%. In the first year of Biden’s presidency, the S&P 500 hit new records 70 times and finished up 29%.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Dec 27 - 7:45pm
@chefgeoffs @MayorBowser @councilofdc The single test kit handed out at Palisades must be returned to a kiosk same day for results that are snail mailed or texted.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Dec 27 - 7:40pm
@chefgeoffs @MayorBowser @councilofdc The kit they gave out at Palisades has to be dropped back off@at the Library kiosk for testing. Results mailed or texted next day.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Dec 21 - 9:20pm
@ron_fournier @lori4nier A cherished blessing! Grace indeed!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Dec 20 - 10:55pm
@BillHughesDC Maddie is so loyal. So loving.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Dec 20 - 4:06pm
RT @dougmillsnyt: Arlington Virginia -Courthouse- Covid-19 testing line. Waiting line is easily over an hour. #covidtesting https://t.co/0nJjODpzSI
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Dec 18 - 7:08pm
@ratemyskyperoom Elegant girl!!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Dec 18 - 7:03pm
RT @DildineWTOP: A Distracted Driving Warning and Road Rage Advisory are in effect now through Christmas. Expect erratic and combative driving conditions. Parking will be difficult to near impossible. Motorists are advised not to act like self-entitled jackasses.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Dec 17 - 9:22pm
RT @ratemyskyperoom: Great mantel view. Art. Lovely lighting. Dried flowers. Wooden piece. 10/10 @Olivia_Beavers https://t.co/OjOu6O2yDK
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Sunday Dec 5 - 9:08pm
@LarrySabato My fave when protestor in campaign audience shouted out an obscenity- DOLE: “I’ll put you down as undecided “
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Nov 29 - 8:07pm
@DildineWTOP Not ‘always’ in a good way 😳
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Nov 18 - 7:14pm
@linda_delap Let me see - and CONGRATULATIONS to the two of you. Happy to try!!!!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Nov 4 - 10:30am
This is mind-blowing, compelling journalism across the national landscape. So many brilliant finalists. Congratulations to them all. #duPont2022 https://t.co/e0ROLQFpbx
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Oct 28 - 8:26pm
Linwood Holton, Governor of Virginia. Groundbreaker. Man of integrity. With Jinks, parents of 4 accomplished kids. RIP. @Miller_Center https://t.co/68D5Oc2QlK
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Oct 6 - 6:45pm
@jessica_roy @KarenMelissaGa7 Make it your phone screensaver? !
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Oct 5 - 8:56pm
@mkhammer Brava, Mom!!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Monday Oct 4 - 8:22pm
@DavidLat From someone who has followed you but never met you - What did you say in your remarks? We’d love to hear. - AnnCompton, former ABC News.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Oct 2 - 10:44am
@markknoller Thanks, Mark !
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Oct 2 - 10:44am
RT @markknoller: By my count, this is Biden’s 23rd trip to DE as pres., totaling all or part of 62 days. His weekend scoreboard: -18 weekends at home in DE (Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach) -10 weekends at Camp David -8 weekends at the WH -1 overseas/Cornwall, England G7
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Sep 29 - 2:52pm
RT @joshgerstein: AP’s legendary photgrapher Scotty Applewhite again proves that, while he works in pictures, he’s one of the most articulate voices for press freedom of our time https://t.co/cEZt1PNOlH
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Sep 29 - 2:49pm
RT @TimAlberta: The patience. The poise. The technique. All while wearing slipper sandals. Get this man his own TV show. https://t.co/J9kkwqEhCl
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Sep 24 - 9:44am
RT @gleopold1: @JeffShesol discusses his @MercuryRisingBk with the incomparable @AnnCompton at The Historic Decatur House on Sept. 21. Thanks to sponsor @WhiteHouseHstry https://t.co/8KxvsMuPYo
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Sep 23 - 1:06pm
RT @BillHughesDC: The dog did nothing wrong. https://t.co/VMbaItFJwW
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Sunday Sep 12 - 9:46pm
@MrMikeBlake As you should!!!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Sep 11 - 8:30pm
RT @markknoller: Same program also had unusually candid interviews with USSS Pres Detail Chief Dave Wilkinson about the efforts to protect Pres Bush on 9/11. Also, lots of the great Ann Compton about her recollections from the AF-1 press pool that day.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Saturday Sep 11 - 8:01am
RT @stevenportnoy: Twenty years later, as I carry the radio pool duty she had that day on AF1, I remain in awe of the fortitude Ann showed, insisting that the public continue to have its eyes and ears on the president that horrible day. Hear her tell the story…
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Sep 10 - 5:31pm
@JaeJew @WSB_Speakers Well said.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Sep 10 - 5:30pm
@WSB_Speakers I hope this lesson resonates: resilience. Our nation, blessed with the light of democracy, has overcome a tragic Civil War, searing struggles against inequality, financial and natural catastrophes. The strength of Americans’ honor and hope has kept us strong. Thank the heroes.
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Friday Sep 10 - 11:02am
RT @kristindonnelly: Joe Biden was aboard Amtrak on 9-11. He talked to @JohnKingCNN about what it was like - more today on #InsidePolitics - including an interview with @AnnCompton -- one of the few reporters traveling with President Bush as he got the news. https://t.co/ZNGkg8AtIr
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Sep 9 - 3:43pm
@ratemyskyperoom Absolutely!!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Thursday Sep 9 - 3:32pm
@ratemyskyperoom Actually, he is broadcasting from The Charles Hotel !!
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Sep 8 - 9:00pm
RT @ratemyskyperoom: Classic mantel view. Lamp work. Nice twigs. Window treatments. 10/10 @AnnCompton https://t.co/Y04WmsFN7g
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Sep 7 - 9:19pm
Wow. I would like my eight grandchildren to see this. Thank you, Linsey, for getting to the heart. https://t.co/XQPwvuHpzI
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Sep 7 - 8:56pm
RT @ABCNewsLive: ABC News’ @LinseyDavis speaks with former ABC News correspondent @AnnCompton, who was one of the few reporters traveling with former President Bush aboard Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2001. https://t.co/6PhHTpozCP https://t.co/ywK7KXvSdm
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Sep 7 - 8:43pm
These are important memories - Thank you, Linsey💙 https://t.co/XQPwvuHpzI
Ann Compton
2 years ago: Tuesday Sep 7 - 2:15am
RT @WHhistoryPres: Join me this Wednesday, Sept 8 at 5:30pm for a special @whitehousehstry program: “September 11, Twenty Years Removed - A Look Back at the Nation and the White House.” With @SusanPage and featuring @AnnCompton, @AnitaBMcBride, and Donna Hayashi Smith: https://t.co/RRGcQBcc1B https://t.co/d4zBFp7khM
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Sep 1 - 10:34pm
RT @CKorenbeusser: We all remember those minutes. On the eve of 9/11, in the heat of the #AfganistanCrisis I deeply recommend to watch the very good #appletv documentary on #september11 #NeverAgain https://t.co/PIVL2cHIFP
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Ann Compton
2 years ago: Wednesday Sep 1 - 9:49pm
RT @BillHughesDC: Almost 20 years ago, I was in my room at college finding out my mom @AnnCompton was on Air Force One. The date was 9/11. Her voice is the first voice over of this new @AppleTV doc. This gives me chills. https://t.co/jj2HZAnLKH