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17 mar 2024 · So, tonight, I’d like to toast the free press and toast to the American people and the enduring causes of democracy and freedom. May God bless you all. And may God protect our troops.
2 sty 2016 · The thirteen Gridiron Club Dinner speeches delivered by Roosevelt between 1933 and 1941 are located at the end of the collection, also arranged chronologically by date of the speech. Links to related materials in the Recorded Speeches of FDR audio collection appear in the digital collection only.
The skits and speeches by the politicians are expected to "singe not burn", be self-deprecating or otherwise sharply comedic. [9] Through 2020, every U.S. president since 1885 except Grover Cleveland has spoken at the dinner. [16] ( President Barack Obama attended the 2011 dinner after missing both the 2009 and 2010 dinners. [17] .
12 mar 2011 · As we gather here tonight, all across the world a powerful spirit of change is tearing down old regimes, decaying institutions, remnants of the past. So, look out, Gridiron Club! [ laughter] I mean, look at this getup. [ laughter] Forget about winning the future. How about entering the present? [ laughter and applause]
9 mar 2013 · As you know, I last attended the Gridiron dinner 2 years ago. Back then, I addressed a number of topics: a dysfunctional Congress, a looming budget crisis, complaints that I don't spend enough time with the press.
16 mar 2024 · [The Gridiron Dinner does not traditionally make video available of the speeches. The following is a transcript of Joe Biden's gridiron remarks, as provided by The White House.]
17 mar 2024 · President Biden delivered a mix of jokes and pointed criticisms at the expense of the presumptive Republican nominee, former President Donald J. Trump, at the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington...
