The dinner also included a surprise speech by White House Press Secretary Tony Snow who thanked people for their support weeks after being sideline with a recurrence of cancer.

• 晚宴上，还有白宫新闻发言人托尼斯诺还的一个出人意料的演讲对人们在癌症复发的数周里给予的支持与鼓励表示感谢。