White House Correspondents' Association
| Abbreviation | WHCA |
|---|---|
| Formation | February 25, 1914 |
Tax ID no. | 52-0799067[1] |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[1] |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°53′52″N 77°03′18″W / 38.89778°N 77.05500°W |
| Eugene Daniels (Politico)[3] | |
| Steven Thomma[3] | |
| Revenue | $366,481[2] (2015) |
| Expenses | $311,090[2] (2015) |
| Employees | 0[2] (2015) |
| Website | whca |
The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is an organization of journalists who cover the White House and the president of the United States. The WHCA was founded on February 25, 1914, by journalists in response to an unfounded rumor that a United States congressional committee would select which journalists could attend press conferences of President Woodrow Wilson.[4]
The WHCA operates independently of the White House. Application for membership is made online and granted by the association on the basis of criteria. Historically, notable issues handled by the WHCA were the credentialing process, access to the president and physical conditions in the White House press briefing rooms.[5][6] Its most high-profile activity is the annual White House Correspondents' dinner, which is traditionally attended by the president and covered by the news media. Except for Donald Trump, every president has attended at least one WHCA dinner, beginning with Calvin Coolidge in 1924.[7]
In February 2025, the White House announced that the WHCA would no longer determine which outlets are allowed access to the president.[8]
- ^ a b "White House Correspondents Association". Exempt Organization Select Check. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". White House Correspondents' Association. Guidestar. October 31, 2015.
- ^ a b "WHCA Officers and Board". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Unfounded Leak Leads to Modern WHCA by George Condon, former president of the WHCA". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ "White House Correspondents' Association Officers and Board". . Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Joe Strupp, "Incoming WHCA Prez: Next Year's Dinner Will Not Be 'Politically Correct", Editor and Publisher, April 25, 2007".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:7was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Stokols, Eli (February 25, 2025). "White House says it will determine which reporters have access to the president". POLITICO.