Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States. E president of the United States. Fmr. Pres. Obama please have a seat. [applause] fmr. Pres. Obama my fellow americans. [cheers] fmr. Pres. Obama mahalo. [laughter] fmr. Pres. Obama it is wonderful to be here at the white house correspondents dinner. What a week. Heard, the state of hawaii released my official longform birth certificate. Hopefully this puts all doubts to rest. But just in case there are any lingering questions, tonight, im prepared to go a step further. Time, i for the first am releasing my official birth video. [laughter] now, ill warna , no one has seen this footage in 50 years. Not even me. But, lets take a look. [video clip] circleing intro of life. ] [applause] fmr. Pres. Obama oh, well. Back to square one. Clear to the fox news table, that was a joke. [applause] fmr. Pres. Obama that was not my real birth video. That was a childrens cartoon. [laughter] fmr. Pres. Obama called disney if you dont believe me.
Tonight, we will mark the tradition by showing speeches from past years, including those from president hill clinton, george w. Bush and barack obama. But first, remarks by president ronald reagan, delivering his last speech to the dinner in 1988. [applause] you. Pres. Reagan thank thank you. [applause] fmr. Pres. Reagan thank you. Thank you very much. Please. Thank you all. I am delighted to be here. My, what a crowd. It looks like the index of larrys book. [laughter] [applause] its good toagan see norm and your incoming senator kerry oleary. In his book, larry said that jerry filled his coat pockets with pastries. Earlier tonight, just to be safe, i told him, keep your hands off my dinner roll. Said repairing me for a press conference was like reinventing the wheel. Its not true, i was around when the wheel was invented, and it was easy. [laughter] [applause] fmr. Pres. Reagan even howard baker is writing a book about me. Five, thed three by measure of a president. [laughter] mike sa
Today theres just a lack of respect. Ito assume the other sidenot just the political opponent, bu themy. And what this produces is two americas that are separate not only in their partisan affiliation, but in pretty much everything. Narrator tonight on frontline part one of americas great divide. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your s station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ra and by the coron for public broadsting. Major support is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macahur foundation, committe to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. And by the Ford Foundation working with visionaries on the frontlines of cial change worldwide. Adtional support is provided by the Abrams Foundation committed to excellence in journalism. The park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The john and Helen Glessner family trust. Supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and spires. Si the heisinns foundation unlocking knowledge, op
We will change the course. Narrator and donald trump. Make America Great again the third president in u. S. History to be impeached. Today theres just a lack of respect. To assume the other side is not just the political opponent, but the enemy. And what this produces is two americas that are separate not only in their partisan affiliation, but in pretty much everything. Narrator tonight on frontline part one of americas great divide. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadsting. Major support is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. And by the Ford Foundation working with visionaries on the frontlinesf cial change worldwide. Adtional support is provided by the abrams foundation, committed to excellence in journalism. The park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The
Jill biden, Vice President , kamala harris, second gentleman, emmoff, contentious time for our country hanging over the event as a political clout that we have never seen in this country. Honoring the press and offering scholarships, this evening will focus on reinforcing Freedom Of Speech and the vital role of free press plays in a true democracy. And you can likely guess why that is, donald trump, of course, presumptive gop nominee for president , who said he would be a dictator for a day if reelected. The same donald trump who is currently sitting on trial in new york, the first president to ever do so, the same donald trump who sent lawyers to the Supreme Court this week to argue that he should have absolute immunity and faced no prosecution for the january 6th insurrection, in fact, his eagle team argues that legal l team argues seek accountability for the attack on democracy. Then there is another constitutional right in the spotlight, and that is of course , the freedom to assem