“The White House Correspondents’ Association has asked me to make the case for the First Amendment, and I am happy to oblige,” Chernow said in a statement.
Following a controversial performance from Michelle Wolf in April, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is course-correcting: Historian and author Ron Chernow will headline the 2019 event, disrupting a long tradition of comedian keynote speakers.
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2019.
While I have never been mistaken for a stand-up comedian, I promise that my history lesson won’t be dry.”