Photo Coverage: 2009 White House Correspondents Dinner
By: Walter McBride May. 11, 2009
Politicians, journalists and celebrities arrived for the 2009 White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 9th, 2009.
The celebrity filled crowd posed on the red carpet for photographers and celebrity-watchers alike.
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Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
Elizabeth Banks and Felicity Huffman
Will Arnett and Amy Poehler
Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick and daughter
Jason Bateman with wife Amanda
Dorothea Hurley and Jon Bon Jovi
Kyle Chandler with his wife
Rachel Lee Cook
Rachel Lee Cook
Bradley Cooper meets the fans
Miranda Cosgrove and the fans!
Dana Delaney
Dana Delaney
Julia Louis Dreyfus
Julia Louis Dreyfus and Brad Hall
Colin Firth with wife, Livia Giuggioli
Colin Firth with wife, Livia Giuggioli
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt
Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt
Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt
Peter Hermann and Mariska Hargitay
Peter Hermann and Mariska Hargitay
Felicity Huffman greets the crowd
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