Why even dignify them by going there in the first place...the NAA(L)CP is an irrelevant organization that does not speak for the vast majority of “colored” people.
He had to make his one token appearance, like most candidates. Just had to.
W spoke to the NAACP convention in 2000. Evidently Reagan didn't go as a candidate but went in 1981. It's a grand tradition for Republicans go to and be attacked for their efforts.