The White House Correspondents Dinner, the crown jewel of Washington’s spring prom season, roared back this past week, freed from many of the physical and psychological restraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the pandemic is but one of the many turning points in the dinner’s long history — which includes Mummers. George Condon, the White House Correspondents Association historian and White House correspondent for National Journal, joins the podcast to discuss this august D.C. institution.
Show Notes:
- White House Correspondents’ Dinner is back: Expect superspreader jokes
- Feeding the nerds: Where does the WHCD food come from?
- No Trump, no gluten, no problem at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
- 10 Times CNN Was Butt of Correspondents’ Dinner Jokes
- Best WHCD Party Is at the Renwick, Say Roll Call Readers
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