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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 in 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="history">[http://www.whca.net/history.html Unverifiable leak leads to modern WHCA]{{dead link|date=April 2011}}, from the WHCA website</ref> Among the issues handled by the WHCA are press access to the President and physical conditions in White House press briefing rooms.<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>
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>.
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>


== Executives ==
== Executives ==
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.


*2010-2011 Officers<ref name="WHCA 2010-2011 Officers and Board">{{cite web|title=WHCA 2010-2011 Officers and Board|url=http://www.whca.net/officers.htm|accessdate=20 July 2010|author=WHCA}}</ref>
*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>

**David Jackson of ''[[USA Today]]'', President
** President: Ed Henry, [[Fox News]]
**Caren Bohan of [[Reuters]], Vice President
** Vice President: Steven Thomma, [[McClatchy_Newspapers|McClatchy Newspapers]]
**[[Steve Scully]] of [[C-SPAN]], Secretary
**Doug Mills of ''[[The New York Times]]'', Treasurer
** Secretary: Carol Lee, [[The Wall Street Journal]]
** Treasurer: Michael Scherer, [[Time (magazine)|Time]]

*2012-2013 Board Members
** Doug Mills, [[New_York_Times|New York Times]]
** Christi Parsons, [[Tribune_Newspapers|Tribune Newspapers]]
** April Ryan, [[American_Urban_Radio_Networks|American Urban Radio Network]]
** Ari Shapiro, [[NPR]]


*2010-2011 Board Members
**Carol Lee, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''
**Michael Scherer, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''
**Julie Mason, ''[[Politico]]''
**[[Don Gonyea]], [[NPR]]
**[[Ed Henry]], [[Fox News]]


=== Past Presidents ===
=== Past Presidents ===

Revision as of 01:47, 20 August 2012

White House Correspondents' Association
AbbreviationWHCA
FormationFebruary 25, 1914; 110 years ago (1914-02-25)
Location
President
Caren Bohan (Reuters)
Websitewhca.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]


Past Presidents

Year Name Employer
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
2000 Gary Nurenberg Broadcast KTLA-Tribune Broadcasting [6]
Jodi Enda Print Knight-Ridder Newspapers [6]
2001 Jim Angle Broadcast Fox News Channel [7]
Sandra Sobieraj Print Associated Press [7]
2002 Peter Maer Broadcast CBS News [8]
Ron Fournier Print Associated Press [8]
2003 Jim Angle Broadcast Fox News Channel [9]
David Sanger Print The New York Times [9]
2004 Mike Allen Print The Washington Post [10]
2005 Ron Fournier Print Associated Press [11]
Jackie Calmes Print The Wall Street Journal Honorable Mention[11]
2006 Terry Moran Broadcast ABC News [12]
Deb Riechmann Print Associated Press [12]
2007 Martha Raddatz Broadcast ABC News [13]
David Sanger Print The New York Times [13]
2008 Ed Henry Broadcast CNN [14]
Deb Riechmann Print Associated Press [14]
2009 David Greene Broadcast NPR [15]
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall Print People magazine [15]
2010 Jake Tapper Broadcast ABC News [16]
Ben Feller Print Associated Press [16]
2011 Jake Tapper Broadcast ABC News [17]
Dan Balz Print The Washington Post [17]
2012 Jake Tapper Broadcast ABC News [18]
Glenn Thrush, Carrie Budoff Brown, Manu Raju and John Bresnahan Print Politico [18]

The Aldo Beckman Memorial Award

Awarded for journalistic excellence.

Year Recipient Employer Ref
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
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
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

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

References

  1. ^ "UNFOUNDED LEAK LEADS TO MODERN WHCA by George Condon, former president of the WHCA". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND BOARD". WHCA. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ David Axelrod on the Bin Laden Joke Obama Never Told
  6. ^ a b c d "The 2000 WHCA Awards" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Smith, Mark. "WHCA Names 2001 Award Winners" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Smith, Mark. "WHCA Names 2002 Award Winners" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Smith, Mark. "WHCA Names 2003 Award Winners" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b c d e Mills, Doug. "WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' ASSOCIATION NAMES 2005 AWARD WINNERS" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b c d Whiston, Julia. "White House Correspondents' Association Names 2007 Award Winners" (PDF). White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  14. ^ a b c d WHCA. "WHCA 2008 JOURNALISM AWARDS". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  15. ^ a b c d WHCA. "WHCA 2009 JOURNALISM AWARDS". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  16. ^ a b c d WHCA. "WHCA 2010 JOURNALISM AWARDS". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  17. ^ a b c d "White House Correspondents' Association Announces Recipients of the 2011 Awards". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  18. ^ a b c d "2012 WHCA Journalism Awards". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  19. ^ a b c d Joe Strupp, WHCA Prez Defends Dinner Amid Criticism Of 'Coziness' and Rich Little, Editor and Publisher, April 24, 2007
  20. ^ a b Rich, Frank. All the President’s Press, The New York Times, April 29, 2007.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Taking Names, The Washington Times, April 23, 2007
  23. ^ Ashley Parker, Celeb-Watching at the Correspondents Dinner, The Caucus blog, The New York Times, April 22, 2007
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ 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."
  27. ^ a b Humor played big role in Ford's persona, a December 2006 Deseret News article via findarticles.com
  28. ^ Remarks at the Annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner, from the website of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
  29. ^ "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
  30. ^ "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.
  31. ^ 1997 White House Correspondents' Dinner - C-SPAN Video Library
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  33. ^ Inside Washington: Skewering comedy skit angers Bush and aides U.S. News & World Report
  34. ^ Bush Doesn't Joke at WHCA Dinner Due to Virginia Tech Killings—But Rich Little Says 'Nuts', an Editor & Publisher article
  35. ^ Horowitz, Jason (May 2, 2010). "'Healthy' relations on display at White House Correspondents' Association Dinner". The Washington Post.
  36. ^ de Moraes, Lisa (January 22, 2010). "Jay Leno will headline the White House Correspondents Dinner". The Washington Post.
  37. ^ Leno Whcd Jokes Recycled - Hillary Frey & Alexander Trowbridge | Politico Click
  38. ^ White House Correspondents' Association DinnerC-SPAN
  39. ^ Obama's Poker Face: President Reacts to Bin Laden Joke at Correspondents' Dinner