Cedric entertains the president and White House press

Jet, May 16, 2005

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Caption: CEDRIC ENTERTAINS THE PRESIDENT AND WHITE HOUSE PRESS: President George W. Bush greets comedian-actor Cedric the Entertainer at the recent White House Correspondents Assn. dinner in Washington, D.C. Cedric was the evening's headline entertainment at the event which annually brings D.C. journalists, celebrities, the president and other politicians together for an evening of food and politically spiced humor. Cedric followed a fun-filled address by First lady Laura Bush and regaled the crowd of 2,000 at the Washington Hilton Hotel with hilarious quips on a variety of subjects ranging from the miniscule size of the White House press room to maneuvering the capital's circular streets to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's distinctive name.