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Next. Tonight, a celebration of the First Amendment and the importance of a free press in the United States. Also, jokes, lots of jokes. All the most powerful people in washington except us all in the same room and about to be roasted by the president and a comedian. The white house Correspondents Dinner starts now. Members of the White House Correspondents association, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, here i am. F announcer fora time honore tradition bringing togethers washingtons pe...

The reports are truly the first draft of history and he has been essential in making sure highly qualified poolers are on duty every single day and doug mills, doug mills, everyone. [ applause ] doug has been serving on the board as the photo representative for a very long time. we think it is 24 years but no one is counting. he coordinates the rotations for the still photographers and makes sure that they are in position to get the best shots. he is arguably the mayor of the press corps and alt...

Press corps ahead of their own jobs and certainly their personal lives. our pro bono attorney, george laner, over there. [ applause ] he is always here for us with advice that is worth far more than were paying him. thank you, george. steve tell ma, our executive director, who you do not see because he is running around backstage does more for this association than i can even fathom and on top of that, he takes a lot of the incoming so thank you, steve. [ applause ] later this year two clutch pl...

Working journalists covering the white house day in and day out and i want to take a moment to thank the people sitting up here on the tage with me. this board is the best whda board in the 109-year history of our organization.stage with me. this board is the best whda board in the 109-year history of our organization. [ applause ] and to quote the president, that isnt hyperbole or maybe it is, but this one is too good to fact-check. this team dedicates countless hours to the mostly very unglamo...