Correspondents’ Dinner’s biggest moments involve laughs, cringing and high-stakes politics

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has a history of mixing humor and politics, highlighted by moments like Ronald Reagan declining to make jokes after a deadly bombing and Dana Carvey’s iconic impressions of George H.W. Bush. The event, which began in the 1920s, blends celebrity, journalism, and political satire, with some moments becoming enduring cultural references.