Topic - White House Correspondents' Dinner

The White House Correspondents' Association's (WHCA) annual dinner, begun in 1921, has become a Washington, D.C., tradition, and is traditionally attended by the president and vice president. Every president has attended at least one WHCA dinner, beginning with Calvin Coolidge in 1924. The dinner is traditionally held on the evening of the last Saturday in April at the Washington Hilton. - Source: Wikipedia

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