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April 14, 2009 By WHC Insider

White House Correspondents Dinner Vanity Fair-Bloomberg After Party

89283_gisele-bundchen-on-the-cover-of-vanity-fairs-may-2009-issue1The Vanity Fair after party, normally at writer Christopher Hitchens’s apartment, is joining forces with the Bloomberg after party, according to the New York Observer. While Bloomberg is limiting its guest list to a mere 200, the combined merriment will be hosted by the French ambassador, whose (larger) home is just a short walk from Hitch’s place.

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NBC's Chief White House Correspondent Gets His Own Show?

April 13, 2009 By WHC Insider

Chuck Todd Said to be in Line for New MSNBC Weekend Political Program

That’s what the New York Observer is reporting on its Web site, citing “multiple network sources.” Todd, once a contender to succeed the late Tim Russert on “Meet the Press,” will start hosting a new show the cable channel will debut later this spring. The idea is to give Todd “more experience as a political moderator,” according to the story.

Filed Under: Correspondents Tagged With: Chuck Todd, MSNBC, NBC, New York Observer

Who's In, Who's Out for This Year's White House Correspondents Dinner?

April 13, 2009 By WHC Insider

Democrats, Celebs, Media-types In; Republicans, Lobbyists, “Little People” Out

Who will be in and who will be left out of this year’s dinner? A few general categories to keep an eye on. For Obamites stuck in Chicago for two years, this will be the first night that many of them mix and mingle with the press at a big event. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Washington Events Tagged With: Bobby Jindal, Bon Jovi, Democrats, Obamites, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Sully Sullenberger

Veteran Photog and White House News Photographers Association Prexy Dennis Brack Keeps the WH Honest

April 8, 2009 By WHC Insider

Rails Against WH Use of Stock Photography and More…..


Dennis Brack is one of those people whose work you’ve seen maybe more times than you can count, even though you’ve probably never heard of him. Ditto his more than 400 colleagues.

Brack is president of the White House News Photographers Association, the camera-bug counterpart to the White House Correspondents Association. Ever since Lyndon B. Johnson laid claim to the Oval Office back in the 1960s, Brack has been snapping pics of presidents and pretty much anyone else of importance at the White House — with notable success.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Correspondents, White House Staff Tagged With: Dennis Brack, White House Correspondents Dinner, White House News Photographers Association

Kal Penn Leaves Fox's "House" for White House

April 8, 2009 By WHC Insider

Yes, it’s true — actor Kal Penn (Dr. Kutner on Fox’s “House” as well as the stoner in “Harold & Kumar”) is taking a break from the screen to work in the White House.

Kal Penn campaigns for Obama at the University of Maryland.

Kal Penn campaigns for Obama at the University of Maryland.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Penn said he’d been offered the job of associate director of the Office of Public Liaison. His mission: “do outreach with the American public and with different organizations,” as he told EW. Full story here.

Filed Under: Washington Events Tagged With: Dr. Kutner, Kal Penn, Office of Public Liaison

Major Conservative Pub Salutes Mainstream Media White House Correspondent

April 6, 2009 By WHC Insider

National Review Online is tipping its hat to ABC News White House correspondent Jake Tapper, praising the newcomer to the beat as one who “isn’t afraid to go against the grain of the liberal consensus in pursuit of a story.” Click here for full story.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Jake Tapper, National Review Online, NRO

List of Previous Talent: From Sykes to Nixon’s "Disneyland Golden Horseshoe Review"

March 30, 2009 By WHC Insider

Timeline of WHCD Performances From Wikipedia

1945:Performers included Frank Sinatra, Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante, Fanny Brice and Danny Kaye.

1969: President Richard Nixon personally requested the Disneyland Golden Horseshoe Revue.

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Wally Boagpecosbill from Golden Horseshoe Revue

1985: Rich Little and President Ronald Reagan in a dual press conference skit.

1988: Yakov Smirnoff

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Filed Under: WHCD History Tagged With: Al Franken, Alretha Franklin, Bob Hope, Brian WIlliams, Cedrick The Entertainer, Chevy Chase, Danny Kaye, Danny THomas, Darrel Hammond, Disneyland, Drew Carey, Elayne Boosler, Fanny Brice, Frank Sinatra, Gerald Ford, Golden Horseshoe Reveiw, Jay Leno, Jimmy Durante, Norm Macdonald, Ozzy Osbourne, Ray Charles, Ray Romano, Rich Little, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Steven Cobert, White House Correspondents Dinner, Yakov Smirnoff

List of White House Press Secretaries According to Wikepedia

March 27, 2009 By WHC Insider

 

  • White House Press Secretary

A

  • George Edward Akerson
    Press Secretary George Akerson

    Hoover Press Secretary George Akerson

     

B

  • James Brady

D

  • Jonathan W. Daniels

E

  • Stephen Early

F

  • Marlin Fitzwater
  • Ari Fleischer

G

  • Robert Gibbs

H

  • James Hagerty

L

  • Joe Lockhart

M

  • Scott McClellan
  • Mike McCurry (press secretary)
  • Bill Moyers
  • Dee Dee Myers

N

  • Ron Nessen

P

  • Dana Perino
  • Joseph Lester Powell

R

  • George Reedy
  • J. Leonard Reinsch

R cont.

  • Charles Griffith Ross

S

  • Pierre Salinger
  • Joseph Short
  • Jake Siewert
  • Tony Snow
  • Larry Speakes

T

  • Jerald terHorst
  • Roger Tubby

Z

  • Ron Ziegler

Filed Under: Press Secretaries Tagged With: Bill Moyers, Charles Griffith Ross, Dana Perino, Dee Dee Myers, George Akerson, George Reedy, J. Leonard Reinsch, Jake Siewert, James Brady, Jerald terHorst, Joe Lockhart, Jonathan W. Daniels, Joseph Lester Powell, Joseph Short, Larry Speakes, Mike McCurry, Pierre Salinger, Roger Tubby, Ron Nessen, Ron Ziegler, Scott McClellan, Tony Snow, White House Press Secretary

Wanda Psychs Out Washington?

March 24, 2009 By WHC Insider

Sick and Tired

Sick and Tired

Is Washington ready for Wanda?  That’s the question posed by Politico style reporter Patrick Gavin over the weekend and one that underscores the incredibly sensitive nature of selecting the “official entertainment” for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner each year.

When it was announced earlier this year that Sykes would be the headliner for the 2009 dinner, it seemed a non-controversial choice on the surface.  While traditionally the actress/comedian has not been a politically active force by Hollywood standards, she was vocally opposed to California’s Proposition 8 and it’s fitting symbolism for President Obama’s first major Washington dinner.

But as the event draws nearer, expect the nerves to grow.  There’s a thin line between edgy comedy at these events and that which borders on the offensive — either politically or in terms of taste.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Wanda Sykes Tagged With: Politico, Wanda Sykes

Memorable Moments of Dinners Past

March 21, 2009 By WHC Insider

If there’s a single instance in the recent history that encapsulates what the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has become in staid, old Washington, it would have to be the “Ozzy moment.” The year was 2002 and the unified spirit that enveloped Washington in the wake of the 9/11 attacks still lingered as the elite masses gathered at the Washington Hilton hotel for the annual dinner. President Bush was on hand, riding a wave of political popularity. Cabinet members like Colin Powell were also present, as well as the upper echelons of official Washington.

Comedian Drew Carey was the featured entertainment (after the president, of course), and the requisite celebrities were on hand as well – Harrison Ford, Christie Brinkley, etc. But it was heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne (invited by Fox News host Greta Van Susteren) everyone was clamoring to see. His MTV reality show “The Osbournes” had become a cultural phenomenon and the muttering poster boy of rock ‘n roll excess was more famous than he had ever been in his head-banging heyday. Even the president couldn’t resist the pull of America’s sudden and most unlikely celebrity. “The thing about Ozzy is he’s made a lot of big hit recordings,” Bush said as he gave the singer a shout-out during his remarks. “’Party With Animals,’ ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath,’ ‘Face in Hell,’ ‘Black Skies’ and ‘Bloodbath in Paradise’ … Ozzy, mom loves your stuff.” Osbourne responded by standing on his chair, arms raised and shouting as the audience howled and applauded.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bill Clinton, Christie Brinkley, David Gregory, Dick Cheney, Don Imus, Greta Van Susteren, Harrison Ford, Helen Thomas, Karl Rove, Laura Bush, Lynne Cheney, Ozzy Osbourne, Rich Little, Stephen Colbert

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