    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book I)]
    [April 30, 2005]
    [Page 710]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
    April 30, 2005

        Thank you all. Thank you, and good evening. I always look forward to
    these dinners where I'm supposed to be funny--[laughter]--intentionally.
    [Laughter] I'm really looking forward to hearing Cedric the
    Entertainer. I kind of
    think of myself that way. [Laughter]
        Cedric, did you hear
    that hilarious line I ad-libbed down in Arkansas? A woman in a town
    meeting told me she was from DeQueen, and I said, ``That's right next to
    DeKing.'' [Laughter] You've got to admit that's pretty good, Cedric.
    [Laughter] That's what you call sophisticated repartee. [Laughter]
        And then out in Montana, I told a joke about a cattle guard, which,
    to be honest, didn't get a very big laugh--actually, none. [Laughter]
    But Cedric, I think you'll
    appreciate this, and you can use it if you want to. See, there was this
    city slicker who was driving around lost, and he came across this old
    cowboy. And so the city slicker asked the old guy how to get to the
    nearest town, and the----

    [At this point, the First Lady interrupted the President and provided
    the First Family's contribution to the entertainment for the evening.]

    Note: The President spoke at approximately 8:40 p.m. at the Hilton
    Washington Hotel. The transcript released by the Office of the Press
    Secretary also included the remarks of the First Lady.