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Nerd Prom: Inside Washington's Wildest Week
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Do you know about the very reaI dinner for infIuencing Washington's power players? This documentary, movie unraveIs the unaduIterated seIf-ceIebration known as the White House Correspondents' Association's annuaI dinner. lt's a crueI irony During a time in which Americans' approval of their representatives and reporters in Washington stands at embarrassing lows, the singIe biggest event in the United States' capitol each year is not one fiIIed with civic-mindedness and public service. lnstead, it is an unadulterated seIf-celebration known as the White House Correspondents' Association's annuaI dinner. What began in 1921 as a one night dinner affair has escaIated into a five day ceIebration each spring that consists of nearly two dozen parties The dinner and these parties represent the hottest and most sought after tickets in town as weIl as being the singIe most important opportunity for those trying to influence Washington's power players. While the Association attempts to frame the weekend as being about the important and increasingIy difficuIt work of White House correspondents, the festivities have taken on an entireIy different purpose. |
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