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Reese Witherspoon, David Petraeus, and More Celebrities at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (PHOTOS)

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Police commissioners and politicos alike mingled with top scribes at the Newsweek / Daily Beast party on the evening of the White House Correspondents' dinner.

Published Apr. 29 2012 7:28AM EDT

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/whcd-party-2012-tease_nuqskg — Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/whcd-party-2012-tease_sqsgvs — Police commissioners and politicos alike mingled with top scribes at the Newsweek / Daily Beast party on the evening of the White House Correspondents' dinner.

Plus: More Photos from the White House Correspondents' Dinner Red Carpet
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/whcd-newsweek-viola-davis_jbbyxc — Actress Viola Davis
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galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/reese-witherspoon-whcd-2012_hcy7bf — Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon meet Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/barbara-walters-whcd-2012_yt1aql — Barbara Walters
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/christiane-amanpour-diller-whcd-2012_lsziu4 — Barry Diller, Christiane Amanpour and James Rubin
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/harman-gillibrand-weinstein-whcd-2012_x2hrox — Jane Harman, Kirsten Gillibrand and Harvey Weinstein
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/eliot-spitzer-whcd-2012_gocsaz — Eliot Spitzer
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/tina-brown-whcd-2012_ziymfu — Tina Brown
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/daniel-day-lewis-whcd-2012_ravnu7 — Daniel Day Lewis
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/dakota-fanning-arianna-huffington-whcd-2012_psbq9d — Dakota Fanning and Arianna Huffington
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/cathy-lanier-ray-kelly-whcd-2012_grt2bt — New York City Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly and Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia Cathy Lanier
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/andrew-sullivan-aram-roston-whcd-2012_ip5b6v — Journalists Aram Roston and Andrew Sullivan
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/jr-martinez-whcd-2012_vxsakc — J.R. Martinez
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/tory-burch-whcd-2012_mvjkv4 — Designer Tory Burch
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/gayle-king-whcd-2012_xquo5c — Gayle King
Dallas Lillich for The Daily Beast

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/lauren-bush-whcd-2012_cdbsqv — Lauren Bush and Dina Powell
Dallas Lillich

galleries/2012/04/29/reese-witherspoon-david-petraeus-and-more-celebrities-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-photos/petraeus-whcd-2012_ktbdpr — CIA Director David Petraeus
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