Discussion Thread: 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) is an event hosted by the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA). The 2023 WHCD will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern Time and will include:

• a speech by Tamara Keith, White House correspondent for NPR and president of WHCA this year

• a comedic monologue by Roy Wood Jr., comedian

• a comedic monologue by Joe Biden, US President

Recommended reading:

• NPR: Roy Wood Jr. wants laughter from White House correspondents’ speech – and reparations

• ABC: Climate change activists plan to protest at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

• Deadline: White House Correspondents’ Association President Tamara Keith on this year’s dinner, the uproar in the news, and the case for more Joe Biden press conferences: Q&A

• The Washington Post (paywall with meter): The Golden Age of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (yes, there was one) | The annual gala has had a good run of giddy and glamorous years – exactly 24 years, in fact. Let’s explain.

• White House Correspondents Association: 2023 Dinner Information

• USA today: How the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner became a political and social showcase | The banquet where President Joe Biden will speak on Saturday night has grown from 50 guests in 1921 to 2,600 members of the media, senior officials, celebrities and others.

• People: In a rare move, Biden and Harris — and their spouses — will all attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Where to watch:

• C-SPAN: White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner – Red Carpet Arrivals (Live at 6 p.m. EDT)

• C-SPAN: White House Correspondents’ Dinner (Live at 8 p.m. EDT)

• ABC on YouTube: 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner hosted by Roy Wood Jr., Pres. Speech by Joe Biden