Students at the Bronx High School of Performance and Stagecraft respond to Barack Obama’s 3/18/08 speech on racial reconciliation in America.
Humorist John Hodgman was the entertainment headliner at the 2009 Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner. Mr. Hodgman roasted the president for being a “nerd”, referencing his place in popular culture and passion for comics and science fiction. www.c-spanarchives.org … C-SPAN Obama Politics Comedy radio television correspondents dinner humor president hodgman central nerd spock vulcan salute
The President speaks at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference on the role faith and immigration have played in Americas history, and the role they will play in Americas future. (public domain)
Last 10 minutes of Barack Obama’s speech in Milwaukee on 2/16 where he responds to Hillary Clinton’s recent criticism he is all talk - and good speeches don’t necessarily produce results.
President Obama tells the jokes that weren’t funny enough for the White House Correspondents Dinner five weeks prior. June 20, 2009 (public domain)
Humorist John Hodgman was the entertainment headliner at the 2009 Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner. Mr. Hodgman roasted the president for being a “nerd”, referencing his place in popular culture and passion for comics and science fiction. www.c-spanarchives.org … C-SPAN Obama Politics Comedy radio television correspondents dinner humor president hodgman central nerd spock vulcan salute
President Obama tells the jokes that weren’t funny enough for the White House Correspondents Dinner five weeks prior. June 20, 2009 (public domain)
As the star attraction of Saturday night’s star-studded annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, Obama enjoyed poking fun at his critics and the Republican Party. But his own administration, in power for just over 100 days, was also a target of the president’s playful digs and one-liners. “I believe my next hundred days will be so successful that I will be able to complete them in 72 days,” he said to a roar of laughter. “And on my 73rd day, I will rest.”
www.c-spanarchives.org President Obama was the keynote speaker at the 2009 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Presidents traditionally poke fun at themselves, their administration and the journalists who cover Washington.