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

By Alice B. Lloyd
Published February 27, 2017 9:15pm ET
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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. Seems like a good day to once again tweet the best presidential memo ever. […]

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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