2015 Dinner
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
Billie Jean King at Head Table Reception with cast members from Modern Family © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
Former WHCA President Caren Bohan and WHCA Attorney George Lehner, at the Head Table Reception. , © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
WHCA President Christi Parsons and family greet President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Head Table reception.© 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
WHCA President Christi Parsons and family greet President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Head Table reception.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
Donald J. Trump at one of several WHCA dinners he attended - before becoming president.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
Carol Leonnig, one of the winners of the Edgar A. Poe Award © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
Josh Lederman, winner of the Merriman Smith Award for Print. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
Jim Avila, winner of the Merriman Smith Award for Broadcast.© 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
Peter Baker, winner of the Aldo Beckman Award. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
White House video pokes fun at John McCain.. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
White House video pokes fun at Joe Biden. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
Nancy Pelosi with husband. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
Cecily Strong, the entertainer. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were the guests of honor and comedian and Saturday Night Live star, Cecily Strong, was the featured speaker at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 25, 2015. © 2015 J.M. Eddins Jr.
Saturday Night Live’s Cecily Strong was the entertainer of the annual dinner on April 25, 2015.
“Her political humor is sly and edgy, and it comes with a Chicago accent. Cecily grew up in suburban Oak Park, Ill. and got her start in Chicago’s comedy scene with stints at iOand Second City,” said WHCA President Christi Parsons.
Journalists are perennial targets for the WHCA entertainer, but Cecily has an edge: Her father, Bill Strong, served as Associated Press bureau chief in the Illinois Statehouse. Strong is the fourth woman to serve in this role.
Founded in 1914 to represent the White House press corps, the association works to maintain independent news media coverage of the president, advocating for access, handling logistics for pools of reporters who stay close to the president and those who travel with him, and providing scholarships to journalism students.
The annual dinner traditionally draws the President and First Lady as well as many other senior government officials and members of the news media. Proceeds from the dinner go towards scholarships for aspiring journalists and awards recognizing excellence in the profession.