The National Press Club is a professional organization and social community in Washington, D.C. for journalists and communications professionals. It hosts public and private gatherings with invited speakers from public life. The club also offers event space to outside groups to host business meetings, news conferences, industry gatherings, and social events. It was founded in 1908.
A meeting at the National Press Club in March 2007
The National Press Building following its opening in the early 1900s
The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is an organization of journalists who cover the White House and the president of the United States. The WHCA was founded on February 25, 1914, by journalists in response to an unfounded rumor that a United States congressional committee would select which journalists could attend press conferences of President Woodrow Wilson.
President Gerald Ford (left) with White House Correspondent Helen Thomas at the 1975 Dinner.
President Bill Clinton (right) with television actor Mike Maronna (left) celebrating a successful online purchase in a comedic short film recorded for the 2000 Dinner.
President George W. Bush (left) with Bush impersonator Steve Bridges in character (right) at the 2006 Dinner.
President Barack Obama ending his final Correspondents' Dinner speech with a mic drop at the 2016 Dinner.