Some of the biggest fund-raising dinners by the Democratic and Republican parties.
April 15: President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore shared the stage at a Beverly Hills fund-raiser co-hosted by Steven Spielberg. The event raised $2.8 million.
March 16: Annual dinner of the National Republican Congressional Committee raised a record $7.2 million.
March 15: Annual dinner of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised a record $7.3 million.
June 1999: The Republicans' joint House-Senate dinner raised almost $9 million, a record for a non-election year.
April 1999: Former President George Bush headlined the Republican National Committee's annual black-tie gala, which brought in a then-record $14 million.
May 1996: Democratic National Committee raised $12.6 million.