White House correspondents gathered for their annual awards dinner. President Bill Clinton delivered humorous remarks. Ray Romano provided the entertainment for the evening. Helen Thomas was honored for her long service as a member of the White House press corps and the association presented her with the first Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented annually. The editors of Insight magazine invited Paula Jones as their guest and she attended the dinner. Jones had sued President Clinton for sexual harassment over an alleged 1991 incident.