Photo Coverage: 2009 White House Correspondents Dinner

Politicians, journalists and celebrities arrived for the 2009 White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 9th, 2009.

The celebrity filled crowd posed on the red carpet for photographers and celebrity-watchers alike.

The WHCA represents the White House press corps in its dealings with the administration on coverage-related issues.

Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks and Felicity Huffman

Will Arnett and Amy Poehler

Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick and daughter

Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks

Jason Bateman with wife Amanda

Richard Belzer

Dorothea Hurley and Jon Bon Jovi

Connie Britton

Connie Britton

Kate Capshaw

Kyle Chandler with his wife

Kyle Chandler

Glenn Close

Rachel Lee Cook

Rachel Lee Cook

Bradley Cooper meets the fans

Bradley Cooper

Miranda Cosgrove

Miranda Cosgrove

Miranda Cosgrove

Miranda Cosgrove and the fans!

Katie Couric

Katie Couric

Tim Daly

Dana Delaney

Dana Delaney

Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Bedingfield

Kara DioGuardi

Kara DioGuardi

Kara DioGuardi

Kara DioGuardi

Kara DioGuardi

Kara DioGuardi

Julia Louis Dreyfus

Julia Louis Dreyfus and Brad Hall

Colin Firth

Colin Firth with wife, Livia Giuggioli

Colin Firth with wife, Livia Giuggioli

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt

Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt

Peter Hermann and Mariska Hargitay

Peter Hermann and Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Felicity Huffman greets the crowd

After his life as an ingenue in Brooklyn & Queens, Walter spent the next 25 Years in a leading role as a Photographer / Photo Researcher in Manhattan. He is currently headlining in New Jersey with his partner Richard and children Dali & Gala. As a 14 year old youth, Walter was transfixed by his first Broadway Show, the original production of "GREASE". His journey on the path to celebrity photojournalism began that fateful night. Meeting, photographing and getting to know the cast inspired him to spend his professional life doing what he loved. His photography is syndicated worldwide through Retna Ltd. and Corbis.

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