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2. ... Coincidentally... Conan O'Brien, also headlined that 1995 gala (after the Oklahoma City bombing)
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 06:31 PM
Apr 2013
WHCD 2013: Obama, Celebrities Gather For Association's Annual Dinner

WASHINGTON — The annual gathering not far from the White House brings together journalists, government officials, politicians and media personalities for what's usually an evening of light-hearted banter and celebrity gawking.

Presidents are made fun of and they poke at themselves, too.

But President Barack Obama's scheduled appearance Saturday night at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was coming at a somber time, nearly two weeks after the deadly Boston Marathon bombing and 10 days after a devastating fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.

In 1995, in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing, President Bill Clinton dispensed with the traditional presidential humor to remember victims and praise journalists for their coverage of the explosion.

Coincidentally, this year's dinner entertainer, comedian and late-night TV talk-show host Conan O'Brien, also headlined that 1995 gala.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/27/whcd-2013_n_3158116.html


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