128th Annual Gridiron Dinner
Where:
Renaissance Hotel
Who Was There: President Obama, Afsaneh Beschloss, Michael Beschloss, Claudio Bisogniero, Calvin Cafritz, Jane Cafritz, David Corn, Francois Delattre, Ed Henry, Bobby Jindal, Amy Klobuchar, Willee Lewis, Clarence Page.
Other Details: Guests, including over 650 journalists, wore white tie to the annual dinner...which, oddly enough, was closed to "press," so no cameras were allowed. President Obama roasted the crowd, playfully poking fun at the likes of Ed Henry, Marco Rubio, and others. [
Read full speech here]
Excerpt
: "Now I’m sure that you’ve noticed that there’s somebody very special in my life who is missing tonight, somebody who has always got my back, stands with me no matter what and gives me hope no matter how dark things seem. So tonight, I want to publicly thank my rock, my foundation — thank you, Nate Silver." -President Obama
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