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Nixon, Carter, and Trump vs. the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

By Alice B. Lloyd
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Nixon, Carter, and Trump vs. the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

President Nixon’s memo to staff after the 1971 White House Correspondents Dinner made the rounds on Twitter this weekend—with Trump’s Saturday afternoon announcement that he wouldn’t attend the yearly banquet for press, traditionally hosted by the president, inviting an historical comparison.

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