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White House Correspondents' Dinner

Season 2006 2006

  • 2006-04-29T04:00:00Z 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

2006-04-29T04:00:00Z

2006x01 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner

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Season Premiere

2006x01 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner

  • 2006-04-29T04:00:00Z — 1h

Held in Washington, D.C., at the Hilton Washington hotel, Colbert's performance, consisting of a 16-minute podium speech and a 7-minute video presentation, was broadcast live across the United States on the cable television networks C-SPAN and MSNBC. Standing a few feet from U.S. President George W. Bush, in front of an audience of celebrities, politicians, and members of the White House Press Corps, Colbert delivered a controversial, searing routine targeting the president and the media.

Several of Bush's aides and supporters walked out during Colbert's speech, and one former aide said that the President had "that look that he's ready to blow." Steve Bridges also performed a Bush impersonation.

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