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White House Correspondents' Association - Wikipedia. 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 February 2. Congressional committee would select which journalists could attend press conferences of President Woodrow Wilson.[4]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.[5][6] Its most high- profile activity is the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, which is traditionally attended by the president and covered by the news media. Association leadership, 2.
The current leadership team of the White House Correspondents' Association includes: [5]Officers. Executive Director. White House Press Room[edit]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[edit]The WHCA's annual dinner, begun in 1. Washington, D. C. Fifteen presidents have attended at least one WHCA dinner, beginning with Calvin Coolidge in 1. The dinner is traditionally held on the evening of the last Saturday in April at the Washington Hilton.
Until 1. 96. 2, the dinner was open only to men, even though WHCA's membership included women. At the urging of Helen Thomas, President John F. Kennedy refused to attend the dinner unless the ban on women was dropped.[1.
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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] Since 1. The dinner also funds scholarships for gifted students in college journalism programs.[1. Many annual dinners have been cancelled or downsized due to deaths or political crises. The dinner was cancelled in 1. William Howard Taft; in 1. United States' entry into World War II; and in 1.
President Harry S. Watch Rocky Balboa Torent Free. Truman called the "uncertainty of the world situation."[1. In 1. 98. 1, Ronald Reagan did not attend because he was recuperating after the attempted assassination on his life the previous month.[1. Donald Trump eschewed the 2. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Dinner criticisms[edit]The WHCD has been increasingly criticized as an example of the coziness between the White House press corps and the administration.[1.
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.[1. The press corps, in turn, hobnobs with administration officials, even those who are unpopular and are not regularly cooperative with the press.[1. Increasing scrutiny by bloggers has contributed to added public focus on this friendliness.[1. After the 2. 00. 7 dinner, New York Times columnist Frank Rich implied that the Times would no longer participate in the dinners.[1. Rich wrote that the dinner had become "a crystallization of the press's failures in the post- 9/1. White House can enlist the Washington news media in its shows."[1. Other criticism has focused on the amount of money actually raised for scholarships, which has decreased over the past few years.[1.
In recent years, the dinners have drawn increasing public attention, and the guest list grows "more Hollywood".[6] 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."[6] This has led to an atmosphere of coming to the event only to "see and be seen."[6] 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.[1. Performers[edit]Year. Performer(s)Notes. Bob Hope, Fritz Kreisler, Gracie Fields, tenor Pedro Bargas, Fred Waring, Elsie Janis, Ed Gardiner, Nan Merriman, Robert Merrill, and NBC musical director Frank Black with a 4.
Frank Sinatra, Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante, Fanny Brice, Danny Kaye, and Garry Moore shared hosting duties.[2. Bob Hope[2. 2]1. 95. Milton Berle, The Four Step Brothers,[2. Jaye P. Morgan, The Mc.
Guire Sisters, and Irving Berlin performed. Berlin performed an original song, "I Still Like Ike," to honor President Eisenhower.[1.
James Cagney emceed; Nat King Cole, Patti Page, and Dizzy Gillespie performed.[2. The Peiro Brothers (jugglers), Julie London, Dorothy Provine, violinist Mischa Elman, opera singer Jerome Hines[2. Peter Sellers, Gwen Verdon, Richard Goodman, and Benny Goodman shared hosting duties.[2. Merv Griffin emceed; Barbra Streisand performed.[2. Duke Ellington, the Smothers Brothers[1. Richard Pryor[2. 1]1.
The Disneyland. Golden Horseshoe Revue[2. Danny Thomas[1. 2]1. Bob Hope emceed and Chevy Chase performed.[2. When President Ford rose to speak, he pretended to fumble, and began his speech with "Good evening.
I'm Gerald Ford and you're not"—a reference to Chase's catchphrase from Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update.[2. Mark Russell[2. 9]1. Rich Little[3. 0]1.
Jay Leno[3. 1]1. 98. Yakov Smirnoff[3.
Jim Morris (Bush impersonator)[3. Garry Shandling made a surprise appearance.[3. Jim Morris[3. 5]1. Sinbad[3. 6]1. 99. Paula Poundstone. Poundstone was the first solo female host.[3.
Elayne Boosler[3. This was the first year that the dinner was televised on C- SPAN. Al Franken[4. 0][4. Conan O'Brien, Bill Maher. Watch Within Streaming here. Al Franken[4. 2][4. Jon Stewart[4. 4][4. Norm Macdonald delivered a Weekend Update parody.
Ray Romano. 19. 99. Aretha Franklin[2. NBC's Brian Williams performed a skit.
Jay Leno[4. 6]President Bill Clinton also 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. Darrell Hammond. 20. Drew Carey[4. 7]2. Ray Charles. President George W.
Bush decided to eschew a comedian that year, given the recent invasion of Iraq.[4. Jay Leno. 20. 05. Cedric the Entertainer. First Lady Laura Bush also performed some jokes.[4.
Stephen Colbert[5. Colbert performed his television satire of a right- wing cable television pundit.[5.
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."[5. Steve Bridges also performed a Bush impersonation.[5. See also: Stephen Colbert at the 2. White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. Rich Little. David Letterman appeared by video with a Top 1. George W. Bush moments."[5.
Craig Ferguson[5. Like his Late Late Show monologues, Ferguson appeared to go off script and started improvising new jokes. It was noted that President Bush had difficulty understanding Ferguson's Scottish accent.[5. Wanda Sykes[5. 9]2.
Jay Leno[6. 0]Leno hosted for the fourth time, more than any other individual in the dinner's history.[6. Leno had been chosen several weeks before his controversial Tonight Show conflict,[6. Seth Meyers[6. 4][6. Both President Barack Obama and then- Secretary of Defense. Robert Gates were seen laughing at Meyers' jokes about the government's apparent inability to track down Osama Bin Laden, even though they were a day away from the operation to assassinate him. President Obama and Meyers also mocked then- Celebrity Apprentice host Donald Trump's role as the face of the birther movement. Trump would go on to be elected President of the United States five years later in the 2.
United States presidential election. Journalists that were present at the dinner say that being mocked by President Obama and Meyers led him to decide to run for President of the United States, but Trump would later deny this, saying that he had been considering running for President for many years prior to the dinner.[6. Jimmy Kimmel[6. 8][6. Conan O'Brien[7. 1][7.
Joel Mc. Hale[7. 4][7.