White House Correspondents' Dinner

    Season 2005 2005

    • 2005-04-30T04:00:00Z 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

    2005-04-30T04:00:00Z

    2005x01 2005 White House Correspondents' Dinner

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    Season Premiere

    2005x01 2005 White House Correspondents' Dinner

    • 2005-04-30T04:00:00Z — 1h

    At the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, journalists presented the association’s scholarship awards to students, and a brief videotaped response by the students was shown. Following the awards review and recognition of association officers and attendants, speeches included humorous remarks about current events and the political climate in Washington. The first lady surprised the audience by interrupting the president’s speech to give her own humorous speech. Cedric the Entertainer presented an amusing monolog about the president, his cabinet, and Washington politics. At the end of the dinner, scenes of official departures, guest conversations, and an interview with Cedric the Entertainer were shown.

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