[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.