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junior -- roy would junior headlines this event. at the premiere black tie event. here is a look at the schedule, gas will continue to entered the ballroom here to take their seats. and then the introduction of the head table guest, the introduction of the colors. president biden is expected to arrive at 9:00 eastern with the speaking portion expected to begin at 9:30. you can follow along in our c-span now app, you can watch live or on-demand at your convenience.

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[indistinct chatter] >> once again we are live at the washington hilton hotel waiting for the start of the white house correspondents dinner. it just a moment we will have the introduction of the table.

president joe biden, first lady jill biden, and others will attend this evening. this marks the first time in the seven years where the president, vice president and both spouses will be present at the event. you'll by months -- the obama's and bidens attended in 2015. tune in to our c-span now app, it is a front proceed to that you can use to tune in at your convenience. -- front row seat that you can use to tune in at your convenience. [indistinct chatter] >> white house correspondence -- darren cook.

washington bureau chief, todd gilman. politico, white house correspondent and co-author, eugene daniels. wh ca, and nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. the ceo of npr, john lansing. abc news white house correspondent, aaron schreiber. white house press secretary karine jean-pierre.

photographer, from the new york times. justin sank, white house correspondent for limburg. -- for bloomberg. and the president of the white house correspondents association, npr white house correspondent and cohost w npr, camera keen. tonight's headliner and correspondent for the daily show, roy would junior -- roy wood jr.. now, please welcome vice president kamala harris and the second gentleman.

♪ ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, joseph r biden, and first lady dr. jill biden. ♪

[laughter] [applause] >> hello. i am much taller on the radio. thank you u.s. marine band, and the drum major, winking. -- duane king. and i think you all take a seat, as the president would say. welcome to the white house correspondents dinner. we are all thrilled to see you here. all rights, team, do not make me

shout about the quorum -- decorum. we are happy to see all of you who got dressed up to celebrate the first amendment and the fourth estate. your tickets help fund scholarships for aspiring journalists who will you will learn more about tonight. and our more than 600 members. i know that choosing is a sport in this room. [shushing] we have more than 600 hard-working journalists covering the white house that day in and out.

i want to take a moment to thank the people sitting here with me on this stage. this board is the best in the 109 year history of our organization. [applause] and to quote the president, that isn't hyperbole. or maybe it is. but it was too good to fact-check. the team dedicated countless hours to very unglamorous work. coordinating poles, reviewing membership applications, managing logistics for travel, foreign and mastic, fielding complaints -- foreign and domestic, fielding complaints from their competitors. and sometimes, calling for decorum at the top of our lungs. they put the needs of the press corps ahead of their job, and

certainly their own lives. our corporate attorney, over there, he is always there with advice that is worth far more than we pay him. our executive director that you do not see because he is running around backstage, he does more for this association then i can fathom. thank you, steve. [applause] later this year, to players planned to leave the board, which is hard to imagine because they do so much for the press corps every day, todd gilman from the dallas morning news. [applause] todd has served as a print representative on the board for nine long years. it is hard to overstate how much work he has done for the press corps. the press corps report is the

first draft of history, and he make sure that highly qualified journalists are on duty every single day. and doug, doug everyone. [applause] he has been serving on the board as a photo representative for a very long time. we think it's 24 years but no one is counting. he is a skilled photographer and he make sure's -- he make sure that the photographers are the best position to get the best shot. he is the mayor of the press corps but though we would like him to be mayor for life, he has decided this is his last year on the board. and to show my appreciation i picked out a few items for them from the merge store, can we get that out here. ladies and gentlemen, this is a laxmi thing -- laxmi thing -- la

kshmi sighn. you all know her voice, you do not need to donate $12 a month as a sustaining member to get them, just $15 at the merge store and a portion of the proceeds support the work we do. scan the qr code that will take us to the merge store we also have wi-fi. you can buy limited edition shirts to prove you were here tonight, and the totebag. there's a donate button. that is on our website. all right. you have all survived the pledge drive portion of this dinner. we are going to take a brief moment of personal privilege, being the president is a full-time job without the pay.

i would like to think the employer who pays me, and has been my home away from home for more than a decade. more than supportive, npr. most especially, my colleagues on the white house beat. mar-a-lago's and -- mar liasson. and the team on the npr politics podcast who produces the podcast and have picked up my slack a lot in the past year. i want to acknowledge my parents who are the front who gave me, they gave me an early start by listening to npr. we went back to the room to watch television and eat french fries, they thought my job was extremely boring until they found out.

and my husband, ira who in addition to being wicked smart and hilarious and always knows the right thing to say has done more than his fair share of parenting this year. thank you for believing in me. [applause] and if you enjoyed tonight's show, our producer and his team, all of whom who have worked pro bono to put on this event. that's it for now. continue talking, and please enjoyed the meal. the marine band will now play a medley and we will start the show in a little bit. [applause] [indistinct chatter]

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>> again we are waiting for the 2023 white house correspondents dinner to get underway. this year's host is a daily shows corresponded roy wood jr.. the tradition calls for such stars as barbara strands and -- barbara starr sand, and --

ronald reagan missed the event in 1981 as he was recuperating from a assassination attend -- attempt, and he did phone in to a few jokes, but president trump decided not to attend. you can watch our live coverage on c-span or follow along on our c-span apple or on c-span.org. and while we wait for the more than 2000 guests to find their seat, let us look at some of the guests arrival from earlier. [indistinct chatter]

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>> lots of familiar faces at the 2023 white house correspondents dinner. we are expected -- expecting the speaking portion of the evening to begin at 9:30. this is the first time in seven years that both the president

and vice president and their spouses are at the dinner. the 2020 and 2021 dinners were canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic. you can follow along on our c-span now app. it is free and it gives you a front row seat to tonight's activities that you can watch now or later at your convenience. [indistinct chatter]

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>> while we wait for the speaking portion of tonight's festivities to begin we will show you speeches from previous years. here is a look at president bill clinton's remarks from the 2000 dinner. during his speech he shows a short film about his last year in office. president clinton: -- i welcome him especially. [applause] as you all know, we just made a difficult journey back to a place where he endured unspeakable abuse at the hands of his oppressors. the senate republican caucus. [laughter]

[applause] i am glad to see that senator mccain and governor bush are talking about healing the rift. actually they are thinking about talking about healing their rift. and i would really like to help them. i've got a lot of experience repairing -- i've worked with priests, israelis and palestinians, joe lockhart. david weston. the differences between bush and mccain may be too vast. mccain is bush's running weight -- running mate, hasn't the man suffered enough?

[laughter] [applause] george w. bush has a brand spanking new campaign strategy. he is moving toward the political center, distancing himself from his own party, stealing ideas from the other party. i am so glad that dickman morris has found work again. [applause] you know, the clock is running down on the republicans in congress as well. i feel for them, i do. they only have seven more months to investigate me. that is a lot of pressure. so little time, so many unanswered questions. [laughter] [applause] for example, over the last few

months i've lost 10 pounds. where did they go? [laughter] why haven't i produced them to the independent counsel? how did some of them manage to wind up on -- [laughter] now, some of you may think i'm busy writing my memoirs. i am not concerned about my memoirs, i am concerned about my resume. here is what i have so far. career objective: to say president. if i were being realistic i would consider an executive position with another country.

but of course, i would prefer to stay within the g8. i've been working on this resume deal, i have been getting tips from my staff, they are up on this tough. they say i need to use an active voice with the resume. things like commanded u.s. armed forces. ordered air strikes. served, three terms as president. everyone embellishes a little. designed, built and painted the 21st century. [applause] supervised vice presidents invention of the internet. [laughter] [applause]

generated, attracted, heightened and maintained controversy. i know that lately i have not done a good job at creating controversy. and i'm sorry for that. you all have so much less to report. i guess that's why you're covering and commenting on my mood. my quiet, contemplative mood. my feelings during these final months in office. and in case you might be interested to know, a film crew has been following me around the white house, documenting my remaining time there. it's a strange time in the life of any administration but i think that this short film will show that i have come to terms with it. can we see the film?

>> with the president and first lady on the campaign trail, exhort very exciting around here, it's winding down area >> it meets the principles i set out in my state of the union. i will sign the bill in its present form. ok. any questions? [laughter] no one? >> are you still here? ♪ [laughter] >> radio doesn't capture the sadness or isolation of it all. so i started recording it. >> joe? is anyone home? ♪ >> john?

maria? ♪ >> he's yesterday's news. >> hold please. >> hello, white house, please hold. hello, white house, hold please, please hold. hello. >> i am a little bit worried about him. this morning he came into the oval office for a meeting and i said, mr. president -- you are wearing your pajama bottoms. >> i don't have anything to say

about that. >> i wish i could be here more but i think the bill has everything under control. >> weight, weight, stop. >> i think his legacy will be the natural environment. he brings green spaces to our country. >> i've urged him to spend more time on that. >> the president schedule is just as busy as ever. [laughter] [applause] ♪ [laughter]

♪ [laughter] >> i feel really bad for him, i wish there was someone who could cheer them up. ♪ [laughter] ♪ >> yes! >> there you are, come on in. >> all rights mr. p, let's light

this candle. >> let's ride the wave to the future. >> you are almost there, how many are you going to buy? >> what is it called? >> name your own price, my man. you did it, my man. [laughter] ♪ >> the kind. >> you sunk my battleship. >> i want to thank the academy for this tremendous honor, it might be the best moment of my life. ever since i was a little boy i wanted to be a real actor.

[laughter] [laughter] ♪ [laughter] ♪ >> take it out of your pocket. ♪ >> pretty good, you've already won. ♪ [applause]

[applause] >> you like me, you really like me. you know, i may complain about coming here. but a year from now i h