The former Illinois Senator first mixed with the correspondents at the swanky evening on May 9, 2009.

President Obama’s First White House Correspondents Dinner

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President Barack Obama

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First Lady Michelle Obama

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First Lady Michelle Obama Toasts Tom Curley With President Barack Obama

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Kerry Washington

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Barbara Walters

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President Barack Obama and Wanda Sykes

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Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore

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Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw

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Natalie Portman

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President Barack Obama

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Alicia Keys

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Elizabeth Banks

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Jason Wu and Eva Longoria

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George Lucas and Mellody Hobson

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Sting and Trudie Styler

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Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley

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Christian Slater

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Amber Tamblyn

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Tyra Banks

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Donatella Versace

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Ludacris

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Natasha Bedingfield

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Ed Westwick

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Rachael Leigh Cook

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