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Brian Williams goes inside The Situation Room

May 3, 2012 By WHC Insider

Brian Williams went where everyone wanted to be on the anniversary of the raid and eventual killing of Osama Bin Laden: Inside the Situation Room. In a special report on NBC’s Rock Center, Williams follows President Obama throughout the White House, recalling the events of the what Obama said is the ‘most important single day of my presidency.’
Watch a clip of the report below and learn how things were kept ‘normal’ inside the White House such as how they ate Costco and ordered pizza, so as not to alert anyone as they watched the raid unfold.

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brian WIlliams, NBC, Osama Bin-Laden, President Obama, Situation Room

Obama White House Puts an End to Re-enactments

May 13, 2011 By WHC Insider

When President Obama announced the death of Osama Bin-Laden, it was not only a historic moment in the fight against terror, it also was the last presidential address ever to be reenacted for the press.  This practice has been commonplace for elected officials since the advent of public media and dates back to Harry Truman, who would repeat his radio addresses to the press.  Check out the Associated Press’s full story here.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Harry Truman, Obama, Osama Bin-Laden, White House

Seth Meyers' Newsworthy Week

May 11, 2011 By WHC Insider

Seth Meyers is on the comedic roll of a lifetime.  He played the White House Correspondents dinner like a veteran, poking fun at Washington biggies including President Obama himself.

Hours after this performance, the news about Bin-Laden’s death was released, which gave Meyers great material for his Saturday Night Live skit Weekend Update. Check out the clip below:

Filed Under: Uncategorized, WHCD 2011 Tagged With: Obama, Osama Bin-Laden, Seth Meyers, White House Correspondents Dinner

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Exploring “behind the scenes” of the most powerful reporters and editors in the world, the Washington press corps. We track the White House Correspondents’ weekend and all the activities around it from journalists and media companies to the White House and politicos. Tammy Haddad is Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief of WHC Insider and she hosts the Washington Insider podcast.

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