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The '''White House Correspondents' Association''' ('''WHCA''') is an organization of [[White House Press Corps|journalists]] who cover the [[White House]] and the [[President of the United States]]. The WHCA was founded |
The '''White House Correspondents' Association''' ('''WHCA''') is an organization of [[White House Press Corps|journalists]] who cover the [[White House]] and the [[President of the United States]]. The WHCA was founded on Feb. 25, 1914 by journalists in response to an unfounded rumor that a [[United States Congress|Congressional]] committee would select which journalists could attend press conferences of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]]<ref name="WHCA History">{{cite web | url=http://whca.net/history.htm | title=UNFOUNDED LEAK LEADS TO MODERN WHCA by George Condon, former president of the WHCA | publisher=White House Correspondents' Association | accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref>. |
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The WHCA operates independently of the White House. Among the more notable issues handled by the WHCA are the credentialing process, access to the President and physical conditions in the White House press briefing rooms.<ref name="WHCA Officers">{{cite web | url=http://whca.net/officers.htm | title=WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND BOARD | publisher=WHCA | accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Compton">[http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003576059 Joe Strupp, ''Incoming WHCA Prez: Next Year's Dinner Will Not Be 'Politically Correct' '', Editor and Publisher, April 25, 2007]</ref> |
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== Executives == |
== Executives == |
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The WHCA elects four officers and five board members from within its ranks once a year. |
The WHCA elects four officers and five board members from within its ranks once a year. |
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*2012-2013 Officers<ref name="WHCA Officers">{{cite web | url=http://whca.net/officers.htm | title=WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND BOARD | publisher=WHCA | accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref> |
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**David Jackson of ''[[USA Today]]'', President |
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**Caren Bohan of [[Reuters]], Vice President |
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** Vice President: Steven Thomma, [[McClatchy_Newspapers|McClatchy Newspapers]] |
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**[[Steve Scully]] of [[C-SPAN]], Secretary |
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** Secretary: Carol Lee, [[The Wall Street Journal]] |
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** Doug Mills, [[New_York_Times|New York Times]] |
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** Christi Parsons, [[Tribune_Newspapers|Tribune Newspapers]] |
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** April Ryan, [[American_Urban_Radio_Networks|American Urban Radio Network]] |
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**Carol Lee, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' |
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**Julie Mason, ''[[Politico]]'' |
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=== Past Presidents === |
=== Past Presidents === |
Revision as of 01:47, 20 August 2012
Abbreviation | WHCA |
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Formation | February 25, 1914 |
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President | Caren Bohan (Reuters) |
Website | whca.net |
The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is an organization of journalists who cover the White House and the President of the United States. The WHCA was founded on Feb. 25, 1914 by journalists in response to an unfounded rumor that a Congressional committee would select which journalists could attend press conferences of President Woodrow Wilson[1].
The WHCA operates independently of the White House. Among the more notable issues handled by the WHCA are the credentialing process, access to the President and physical conditions in the White House press briefing rooms.[2][3]
Executives
The WHCA elects four officers and five board members from within its ranks once a year.
- 2012-2013 Officers[2]
- President: Ed Henry, Fox News
- Vice President: Steven Thomma, McClatchy Newspapers
- Secretary: Carol Lee, The Wall Street Journal
- Treasurer: Michael Scherer, Time
- 2012-2013 Board Members
- Doug Mills, New York Times
- Christi Parsons, Tribune Newspapers
- April Ryan, American Urban Radio Network
- Ari Shapiro, NPR
Past Presidents
Year | Name | Employer |
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1914–20 | W.W. Price | The Washington Star |
1921–22 | Frank R. Lamb | The Washington Star |
1922–23 | J. Russell Young | The Washington Star |
1923–24 | E. Ross Bartley | Associated Press |
1924–25 | Isaac Gregg | The Sun |
1925–26 | George E. Durno | International News Service |
1926–27 | John Edwin Nevin | The Washington Post |
1927–28 | John T. Lambert | Universal Service |
1928–29 | J. Russell Young | The Washington Star |
1929–30 | Wilbur Forrest | New York Herald Tribune |
1930–31 | Lewis Wood | The New York Times |
1931–33 | Paul R. Mallon | syndicated columnist |
1933–34 | George E. Durno | International News Service |
1934–35 | Francis M. Stephenson | Associated Press |
1935–36 | Albert J. Warner | New York Herald Tribune |
1936–37 | Frederick J. Storm | United Press Associations |
1937–38 | Walter J. Trohan | Chicago Tribune |
1938–40 | Earl Godwin | The Washington Times |
1940 | Felix Belair Jr. | The New York Times |
1940–41 | Thomas F. Reynolds | United Press Associations |
1941–42 | John C. O'Brien | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
1942 | John C. Henry | The Washington Star |
1942–43 | Douglas B. Cornell | Associated Press |
1943–44 | Paul Wooten | The Times-Picayune |
1944–45 | Merriman Smith | United Press Associations |
1946–47 | Edward T. Folliard | The Washington Post |
1947–48 | Felix Belair Jr. | The New York Times |
1948–49 | Ernest B. Vaccaro | Associated Press |
1949–50 | Robert G. Nixon | International News Service |
1950–53 | Carlton Kent | Chicago Sun-Times |
1953–54 | Robert J. Donovan | New York Herald Tribune |
1954–55 | Anthony H. Leviero | The New York Times |
1955–56 | Laurence H. Burd | Chicago Tribune |
1956–58 | Francis M. Stephenson | Daily News |
1958–59 | Marvin Arrowsmith | Associated Press |
1959–61 | Garnett D. Horner | The Washington Star |
1961–62 | William H.Y. Knighton Jr. | The Baltimore Sun |
1962–63 | Robert Roth | Philadelphia Bulletin |
1963–64 | Merriman Smith | United Press International |
1964–66 | Alan L. Otten | The Wall Street Journal |
1966–67 | Robert E. Thompson | Hearst Newspapers |
1967–68 | Frank Cormier | Associated Press |
1968–69 | Carroll Kilpatrick | The Washington Post |
1969–70 | Charles W. Bailey II | Minneapolis Tribune |
1970–71 | Peter Lisagor | Chicago Daily News |
1971–72 | John P. Sutherland | U.S. News & World Report |
1972–73 | Edgar A. Poe | The Times-Picayune |
1973–74 | Ted Knap | Scripps Howard Newspapers |
1974–75 | James Deakin | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
1975–76 | Helen Thomas | United Press International |
1976–77 | Lawrence M. O'Rourke | Philadelphia Bulletin |
1977–78 | Paul F. Healy | Daily News |
1978–79 | Aldo Beckman | Chicago Tribune |
1979–80 | Ralph Harris | Reuters |
1980–81 | Robert C. Pierpoint | CBS News |
1981–82 | Clifford Evans | RKO General Broadcasting |
1982–83 | Thomas M. DeFrank | Newsweek |
1983–84 | James R. Gerstenzang | Associated Press |
1984–85 | Sara Fritz | Los Angeles Times |
1985–86 | Gary F. Schuster | CBS News |
1986–87 | Bill Plante | CBS News |
1987–88 | Norman D. Sandler | United Press International |
1988–89 | Jeremiah O'Leary | The Washington Times |
1989–90 | Johanna Neuman | USA Today |
1990–91 | Robert M. Ellison | Sheridan Broadcasting |
1991–92 | Charles Bierbauer | Cable News Network |
1992–93 | Karen Hosler | The Baltimore Sun |
1993–94 | George E. Condon Jr. | Copley News Service |
1994–95 | Kenneth T. Walsh | U.S. News & World Report |
1995–96 | Carl P. Leubsdorf | The Dallas Morning News |
1996–97 | Terence Hunt | Associated Press |
1997–98 | Laurence McQuillan | Reuters |
1998–99 | Stewart Powell | Hearst Newspapers |
1999–2000 | Susan Page | USA Today |
2000–01 | Arlene Dillon | CBS News |
2001–02 | Steve Holland | Reuters |
2002–03 | Bob Deans | Cox Newspapers |
2003–04 | Carl Cannon | National Journal |
2004–05 | Ron Hutcheson | Knight Ridder |
2005–06 | Mark Smith | Associated Press TV and Radio |
2006–07 | Steve Scully | C-SPAN |
2007–08 | Ann Compton | ABC News |
2008–09 | Jennifer Loven | Associated Press |
2009–10 | Edwin Chen | Bloomberg |
White House Press Room
The WHCA is responsible for assigning seating in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House.
White House Correspondents' Dinner
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.[4] Fifteen presidents have attended a WHCA dinner, beginning with Calvin Coolidge in 1924.[4] The dinner is traditionally held on the evening of the last Saturday in April at the Washington Hilton.
Prior to World War II, the annual dinner featured singing between courses, a homemade movie and an hour-long, post-dinner show with big-name performers."[4] In recent years the featured speaker has often been a comedian, with the dinner taking on the form of a roast, especially of the President.
In several recent years, the dinner has fallen shortly after major national events and tragedies, such as the Oklahoma City bombing (1995), the Siege at Waco, Texas (1993), the Columbine shooting (1999), and the Virginia Tech Massacre (2007), thus dampening the spirit of the event. The 2010 edition saw news of an attempted bombing in Times Square. The 2011 edition came on the heels of the deadliest tornado outbreak since 1925.[3] However, this event was followed immediately by the announcement that the United States Military had killed Osama Bin Laden, and President Obama had even changed his own speech to reflect the operation, which he knew would soon be underway.[5]
Awards
The Merriman Smith Memorial Award
Awarded for outstanding examples of deadline reporting.
Year | Recipient | Distinction | Employer | Notes & Ref |
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2000 | Gary Nurenberg | Broadcast | KTLA-Tribune Broadcasting | [6] |
Jodi Enda | Knight-Ridder Newspapers | [6] | ||
2001 | Jim Angle | Broadcast | Fox News Channel | [7] |
Sandra Sobieraj | Associated Press | [7] | ||
2002 | Peter Maer | Broadcast | CBS News | [8] |
Ron Fournier | Associated Press | [8] | ||
2003 | Jim Angle | Broadcast | Fox News Channel | [9] |
David Sanger | The New York Times | [9] | ||
2004 | Mike Allen | The Washington Post | [10] | |
2005 | Ron Fournier | Associated Press | [11] | |
Jackie Calmes | The Wall Street Journal | Honorable Mention[11] | ||
2006 | Terry Moran | Broadcast | ABC News | [12] |
Deb Riechmann | Associated Press | [12] | ||
2007 | Martha Raddatz | Broadcast | ABC News | [13] |
David Sanger | The New York Times | [13] | ||
2008 | Ed Henry | Broadcast | CNN | [14] |
Deb Riechmann | Associated Press | [14] | ||
2009 | David Greene | Broadcast | NPR | [15] |
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall | People magazine | [15] | ||
2010 | Jake Tapper | Broadcast | ABC News | [16] |
Ben Feller | Associated Press | [16] | ||
2011 | Jake Tapper | Broadcast | ABC News | [17] |
Dan Balz | The Washington Post | [17] | ||
2012 | Jake Tapper | Broadcast | ABC News | [18] |
Glenn Thrush, Carrie Budoff Brown, Manu Raju and John Bresnahan | Politico | [18] |
The Aldo Beckman Memorial Award
Awarded for journalistic excellence.
Year | Recipient | Employer | Ref |
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2000 | Jeanne Cummings | The Wall Street Journal | [6] |
2001 | Steve Thomma | Knight Ridder | [7] |
2002 | Anne E. Kornblut | The Boston Globe | [8] |
2003 | Dana Milbank | The Washington Post | [9] |
2004 | David Sanger | The New York Times | [10] |
2005 | Susan Page | USA Today | [11] |
2006 | Carl Cannon | National Journal | [12] |
2007 | Kenneth T. Walsh | U.S. News & World Report | [13] |
2008 | Alexis Simendinger | National Journal | [14] |
2009 | Michael Abramowitz | The Washington Post | [15] |
2010 | Mark Knoller | CBS News | [16] |
2011 | Peter Baker | The New York Times | [17] |
2012 | Scott Wilson | The Washington Post | [18] |
The Edgar A. Poe Memorial Award
Awarded for excellence on a story of national or regional significance.
Year | Recipient | Employer | Notes & Ref |
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2000 | Sam Roe | The Toledo Blade | [6] |
2001 | Elizabeth Marchak, Dave Davis and Joan Mazzolini | The Plain Dealer | [7] |
John Barry and Evan Thomas | Newsweek | Honorable Mention[7] | |
David Pace | Associated Press | Honorable Mention[7] | |
2002 | Evan Thomas and Mark Hosenball, & Martha Brant and Roy Gutman | Newsweek | [8] |
Staff | The Seattle Times | Honorable Mention[8] | |
Staff | The Dayton Daily News | Honorable Mention[8] | |
2003 | Sean Naylor | Army Times | [9] |
Staff | South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Honorable Mention[9] | |
Michael Berens | Chicago Tribune | Honorable Mention[9] | |
2004 | Russell Corollo and Mei-ling Hopgood | Dayton Daily News | [10] |
Christopher H. Schmitt and Edward T. Pound | U.S. News & World Report | Honorable Mention[10] | |
Michael Hudson | Southern Exposure Magazine | Honorable Mention[10] | |
Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landy | Knight Ridder | Honorable Mention[10] | |
Rod Nordland and Michael Hirsh | Newsweek | Honorable Mention[10] | |
Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau, and Michael Hirsh | Newsweek | Honorable Mention[10] | |
Fareed Zakaria | Newsweek | Honorable Mention[10] | |
2005 | Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams | The San Francisco Chronicle | [11] |
Donald Barlett and James Steele | Time Magazine | Honorable Mention[11] | |
2006 | Marcus Stern and Jerry Kammer | Copley News Service | [12] |
Staff | Time Magazine | Honorable Mention[12] | |
Russell Carollo and Larry Kaplow | Dayton Daily News | Honorable Mention[12] | |
2007 | Joan Ryan | The San Francisco Chronicle | [13] |
2008 | Paul Shukovsky, Tracy Johnson, and Daniel Lathrop | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | [14] |
2009 | Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong | The Seattle Times | [15] |
2010 | Suzanne Bohan and Sandy Kleffman | Contra Costa, California, Times | [16] |
2011 | Michael Berens | The Seattle Times | [17] |
2012 | Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eileen Sullivan and Chris Hawley | Associated Press | [18] |
Dinner criticisms
The WHCD has been increasingly criticized as an example of the coziness between the White House press corps and the Administration.[19] 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.[19] The press corps, in turn, hobnobs with Administration officials, even those who are unpopular and are not regularly cooperative with the press.[19] Increasing scrutiny by bloggers has contributed to added public focus on this friendliness.[19]
After the 2007 dinner, New York Times columnist Frank Rich implied that the Times will no longer participate in the dinners.[20] Rich said that the event is "a crystallization of the press's failures in the post-9/11 era" because it "illustrates how easily a propaganda-driven White House can enlist the Washington news media in its shows."[20]
In recent years, the dinners have drawn increasing public attention each year as the entertainers draw more interest, and the guest list grows "more Hollywood".[3] The attention given to the guest list and entertainers often overshadows the intended purpose of the dinner, which is to "acknowledge award-winners, present scholarships, and give the press and the president an evening of friendly appreciation."[3] This has led to an atmosphere of coming to the event only to "see and be seen."[3] This usually takes place at pre-dinner receptions and post-dinner parties hosted by various media organizations, which are often a bigger draw and can be more exclusive than the dinners themselves.[21][22][23]
On April 13, 2010, WorldNetDaily reported that a "...lawsuit has been filed in Washington accusing the White House Correspondents' Association..." of allegedly failing to designate appropriate 2010 dinner seating accommodations as per an alleged prior arrangement with WorldNetDaily.[24][25][26]
Performers
Year | |
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1945 | Performers included Frank Sinatra, Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante, Fanny Brice and Danny Kaye.[citation needed] |
1969 | President Richard Nixon personally requested the Disneyland Golden Horseshoe Revue.[citation needed] |
1976 | The dinner featured Bob Hope as emcee and Chevy Chase.[27] When President Ford rose to speak, he caught a tablecloth in his trousers, causing silverware to fall in Chase's lap. He also pretended to trip as he approached the podium, flinging pages he was carrying into the audience—he then began his speech with "Good evening. I'm Gerald Ford and you're not" (a reference to Chase's catchphrase from Weekend Update).[27] |
1985 | Rich Little and President Ronald Reagan in a dual press conference skit. |
1988 | Yakov Smirnoff[28] |
1989 | Jim Morris (Impressionist)[29] |
1991 | Sinbad[30] |
1993 | Elayne Boosler |
1994 | Al Franken |
1995 | Conan O'Brien |
1996 | Al Franken |
1997 | Jon Stewart[31] |
1998 | Ray Romano |
1999 | Aretha Franklin, entertainment (NBC's Brian Williams in skit) |
2000 | Outgoing President Bill Clinton mocked himself in the short film President Clinton: The Final Days, which depicted him as a lonely man closing down a nearly deserted White House, riding a bicycle, and learning about the Internet with the help of actor Mike Maronna as his character Stuart. |
2001 | Darrell Hammond and Survivor spoof |
2002 | Drew Carey |
2003 | Ray Charles, entertainment |
2004 | Jay Leno |
2005 | Cedric the Entertainer, Lewis Black, plus some jokes by First Lady Laura Bush. |
2006 | Wikinews has related news:
The 2006 dinner attracted substantial media attention due to featured speaker Stephen Colbert's satire of a right-wing cable television pundit.[32] 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."[33] |
2007 | The 2007 dinner took place on April 21, 2007. Entertainment was provided by impersonator Rich Little, with David Letterman appearing by video with a Top 10 list of "favorite George W. Bush moments."[34] |
2008 | The performer in 2008 was Scottish-American comedian Craig Ferguson, host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. |
2009 | The 2009 WHCA Dinner took place on May 9 at the Washington Hilton. Wanda Sykes was the featured entertainer. |
2010 | Jay Leno hosted the 2010 dinner on May 2.[35] The choice of Leno was somewhat controversial in light of the recent Tonight Show conflict that propelled Leno back to his old show. However, he was asked to host several weeks before The Jay Leno Show was cancelled.[36] Leno's usage of recycled jokes was noted by critics.[37] |
2011 | The 2011 WHCA took place on April 30 at the Washington Hilton. Seth Meyers was the featured entertainer, and highlights included his own and President Barack Obama's jokes mocking Donald Trump (who was present at the dinner) about his remarks questioning Obama's citizenship and Trump's presidential candidacy in 2012,[38] as well as a joke about where Osama Bin Laden had been hiding, one day before Bin Laden was killed.[39] |
2012 | The 2012 WHCA Dinner took place on April 28 at the Washington Hilton. Jimmy Kimmel was the featured entertainer. |
See also
- Gridiron Club
- National Press Club
- Parliamentary Press Gallery
- Radio and Television Correspondents' Association
References
- ^ "UNFOUNDED LEAK LEADS TO MODERN WHCA by George Condon, former president of the WHCA". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ a b "WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND BOARD". WHCA. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Joe Strupp, Incoming WHCA Prez: Next Year's Dinner Will Not Be 'Politically Correct' , Editor and Publisher, April 25, 2007
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
history
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ David Axelrod on the Bin Laden Joke Obama Never Told
- ^ a b c d "The 2000 WHCA Awards" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association.
- ^ a b c d e f Smith, Mark. "WHCA Names 2001 Award Winners" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Smith, Mark. "WHCA Names 2002 Award Winners" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Smith, Mark. "WHCA Names 2003 Award Winners" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Smith, Mike. "WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' ASSOCIATION NAMES 2004 AWARD WINNERS" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Mills, Doug. "WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' ASSOCIATION NAMES 2005 AWARD WINNERS" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Compton, Ann. "WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' ASSOCIATION NAMES 2006 AWARD WINNERS" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d Whiston, Julia. "White House Correspondents' Association Names 2007 Award Winners" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d WHCA. "WHCA 2008 JOURNALISM AWARDS". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d WHCA. "WHCA 2009 JOURNALISM AWARDS". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d WHCA. "WHCA 2010 JOURNALISM AWARDS". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d "White House Correspondents' Association Announces Recipients of the 2011 Awards". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d "2012 WHCA Journalism Awards". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d Joe Strupp, WHCA Prez Defends Dinner Amid Criticism Of 'Coziness' and Rich Little, Editor and Publisher, April 24, 2007
- ^ a b Rich, Frank. All the President’s Press, The New York Times, April 29, 2007.
- ^ Libby Copeland and Dana Milbank, The In-Crowd Steps Out: After the Correspondents' Dinner, Parties Are Icing on the Cake, The Washington Post, April 23, 2007.
- ^ Taking Names, The Washington Times, April 23, 2007
- ^ Ashley Parker, Celeb-Watching at the Correspondents Dinner, The Caucus blog, The New York Times, April 22, 2007
- ^ "White House press corps sued for doing Obama's 'bidding'". WorldNetDaily. Washington, D.C.: Joseph Farah. 13 Apr 2010. Retrieved 14 Apr 2010.
A lawsuit has been filed in Washington accusing the White House Correspondents' Association of doing the bidding of the Obama administration in trying to belittle, exclude and irreparably harm a leading Internet news outlet, WorldNetDaily, which has carried commentary critical of the president.
- ^ David Wiegel (April 14, 2010). "WorldNetDaily wants respect!". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
The venerable (in online terms) far-right news site takes legal action to demand three tables -- which it says it will gladly pay for -- at the May 1 White House Correspondents' Dinner.
- ^ Andy Barr (April 15, 2010). "White House Correspondents Association says World Net Daily lawsuit is 'futile'". Politico. Arlington, VA: Capitol News Company LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
White House Correspondents Association President Ed Chen said Wednesday that a lawsuit being threatened by World Net Daily over its inability to get three tables to the dinner is "futile."
- ^ a b Humor played big role in Ford's persona, a December 2006 Deseret News article via findarticles.com
- ^ Remarks at the Annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner, from the website of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
- ^ "Impressionist Jim Morris began his Bush bit in silence - just moving his head, sort of stammering, trying to get some words out. The president [Bush], watching Morris do his inarticulate-thing, started laughing hard, and finally held his big white dinner napkin over his face." The Washington Post - also Coverage By the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Joel Connelly http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1989/8901120012.asp
- ^ "The comic genius brought in to entertain at the association's 77th annual black-tie dinner by Sheridan Broadcasting Company's Robert Ellison, the first and only Black president of the elite organization, brought down the house with hilarious quips and jokes about Bush's less than impressive fishing skills." Jet Magazine, May 20, 1991.
- ^ 1997 White House Correspondents' Dinner - C-SPAN Video Library
- ^ Template:Google video
- ^ Inside Washington: Skewering comedy skit angers Bush and aides U.S. News & World Report
- ^ Bush Doesn't Joke at WHCA Dinner Due to Virginia Tech Killings—But Rich Little Says 'Nuts', an Editor & Publisher article
- ^ Horowitz, Jason (May 2, 2010). "'Healthy' relations on display at White House Correspondents' Association Dinner". The Washington Post.
- ^ de Moraes, Lisa (January 22, 2010). "Jay Leno will headline the White House Correspondents Dinner". The Washington Post.
- ^ Leno Whcd Jokes Recycled - Hillary Frey & Alexander Trowbridge | Politico Click
- ^ White House Correspondents' Association DinnerC-SPAN
- ^ Obama's Poker Face: President Reacts to Bin Laden Joke at Correspondents' Dinner