0Why the Nerd Prom MattersThink you know everything about the White House Correspondents' Dinner? Behind the glitz and the jokes, it's a chance for journalists to build relationships—and raise some money. VIEW OUR GALLERY.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 12:36PM EDT / Published May 10, 2009 10:38AM EDT Rachel Sklar Matthew Settle and Captain Richard PhillipsRachel Sklar Mariska HargitayEvan Agostini / AP Photo Mort Zuckerman, Andrea Mitchell, Alan GreenspanRachel Sklar The Gingriches and the HolbrookesRachel Sklar Padma LakshmiRachel Sklar Michael Steele and Roland MartinRachel Sklar Cass Sunstein and Samantha PowerRachel Sklar Michelle Obama greets a scholarship recipientMartin H. Simon-Pool / Getty Images David Axelrod and Nate SilverRachel Sklar Wanda SykesRachel Sklar Rahm Emanuel and Rachel SklarGlynnis MacNicol
Matthew Settle and Captain Richard PhillipsRachel Sklar Mariska HargitayEvan Agostini / AP Photo Mort Zuckerman, Andrea Mitchell, Alan GreenspanRachel Sklar The Gingriches and the HolbrookesRachel Sklar Padma LakshmiRachel Sklar Michael Steele and Roland MartinRachel Sklar Cass Sunstein and Samantha PowerRachel Sklar Michelle Obama greets a scholarship recipientMartin H. Simon-Pool / Getty Images David Axelrod and Nate SilverRachel Sklar Wanda SykesRachel Sklar Rahm Emanuel and Rachel SklarGlynnis MacNicol
