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White House Correspondents' Dinner

Season 2013 2013

  • 2013-04-27T04:00:00Z on C-Span
  • 1h
  • 1h (1 episode)
  • United States
The WHCA's annual dinner, begun in 1920, has become a Washington, D.C. tradition and is usually attended by the President and Vice President. Fifteen presidents have attended at least one WHCA dinner, beginning with Calvin Coolidge in 1924. The dinner is traditionally held on the evening of the last Saturday in April at the Washington Hilton. The WHCD has been increasingly criticized as an example of the coziness between the White House press corps and the Administration. The dinner typically includes a skit, either live or videotaped, by the sitting President in which he mocks himself, for the amusement of the press corps.
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Season Premiere

2013-04-27T04:00:00Z

2013x01 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner

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Season Premiere

2013x01 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner

  • 2013-04-27T04:00:00Z — 1h

2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner President Obama gave a humorous address to journalists and guests at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner. It included a video he made with filmmaker Steven Spielberg and comedian Tracy Morgan.*

Conan O’Brien provided the entertainment for the occasion. He included a montage of humorous choices for casting politicians for a television show.

The speeches opened with a montage of Vice President Biden. The program included the presentation of journalism awards and scholarships to journalism students. Ed Henry spoke about the activities of the association. Kevin Spacey starred in a video, House of Nerds, in which many journalists and politicians participated in a spoof of Washington politics.

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