White House Correspondents Dinner: President Obama’s speech
The 2012 edition of the White House Correspondents Dinner — aka nerd prom — is in the books.
If you missed President Obama’s speech to the assembled masses — what, you had better things to do than watch cable TV on a Saturday night? — it’s below (and worth watching).
And, if you want a real-time look at nerd prom from The Fix’s iPhone, make sure to check out our live-tweeting of last night’s festivities here.
WHCD 2012: Where Washington and Hollywood meet
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