2024 White House
Correspondents' Dinner

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The 2024 White House Correspondents' Dinner took place on Saturday April 27 at the Washington Hilton. The so-called "Nerd Prom" attracts presidents, senior government officials, the media, and--in more recent years--Hollywood stars. Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update Co-Lead Colin Jost headlines this year's dinner, following in the footsteps of fellow comedians Darrell Hammond, Jay Leno, Stephen Colbert, Conan O'Brien, Keegan-Michael Key, and Trevor Noah. The 103-year-old event is a celebration of the First Amendment, with proceeds going towards the work of the White House Correspondents' Association and the journalists who cover the presidency, as well as scholarships and other awards. Every president since Calvin Coolidge in 1924 has attended at least once during their time in office, except for former President Donald Trump. However, he did attend the dinner in 2011 as a private citizen. President Biden also attended this year's event, his third since taking office. C-SPAN has covered the dinner since 1988 when Ronald Reagan attended in his final year as president, and again every year since 1992, except when it took a two-year hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and 2022.

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