2009 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Almost 3000 journalists, politicians and celebrities gathered at the Washington Hilton for the White House Correspondents’ Association Annual Dinner. The current White House Correspondents’ Association president Jennifer Loven served as master of ceremonies. Michelle Obama presented youth scholarships and Brian Williams presented the White House Correspondents’ Association Awards to journalists. President Obama gave humorous after-dinner remarks in his first speech to the organization. He was followed by comedienne Wanda Sykes who made humorous observations about President Obama and the political climate in Washington.

C-SPAN Link

http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/vidLink.php?b=1241919376&e=1241923876&n=1

~ by supermann on May 10, 2009.