Mr. Carter Regrets . . .

The President Sends Regrets He'll Not Be the Man Who Came to Dinner

April 28, 1978

By Donnie Radcliffe

So guess who isn't coming to dinner tonight, and in so doing establishing some kind of record in the annals of the 64-year-old White House Correspondents' Association?

He is Jimmy Carter who as president of the United States, by tradition, is guest of honor at the annual black-tie event.

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