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Reagan uses one liners at Congress dinner flare
President Reagan teased the Washington press corps at the Salute to Congress dinner while 1,350 attendees, including new lawmakers and Vice President Bush, laughed at his jokes about age and honeymoon symbolism. He riffed on Helen Thomas and Jim Brady, then quipped about Jesse Helms Weicker and Teddy Kennedy, with guests like Mervyn Dymally and Claudine Schneider adding to the lively night.
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Washington
UPI
Reagan
Washington Press Club
George Bush
Scripps-Howard
Ann McFeatters
Club
Spm
White House
Helen Thomas
Jim Brady
North Carolina
Jesse Helms
Connecticut
Lowell Weicker
Teddy Kennedy
California
Mervyn Dymally
Edmund Brown Jr
Merv
Gus Savage
Dill
Savage
Senate
Claudine Schneider
Len Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Pau Newman