<Tr> <Th> Employees (2015) </Th> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www. whca. press </Td> </Tr> <P> The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is an organization of journalists who cover the White House and the President of the United States . The WHCA was founded on February 25, 1914 by journalists in response to an unfounded rumor that a United States congressional committee would select which journalists could attend press conferences of President Woodrow Wilson . </P> <P> The WHCA operates independently of the White House . Among the more notable issues handled by the WHCA are the credentialing process, access to the President and physical conditions in the White House press briefing rooms . Its most high - profile activity is the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, which is traditionally attended by the President and covered by the news media . </P>

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