NPC Headliners Book Event: Former Sen. Gary Hart, reporter James Risen to discuss “The Last Honest Man"

Former Sen. Gary Hart will join two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter James Risen on June 5 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Risen’s new book, “The Last Honest Man,” which explores the Church Committee, a special Senate panel convened in 1975 to investigate the federal government’s clandestine programs, including the CIA’s plot to assassinate Fidel Castro, and the FBI’s role in the killing of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton.

Other panelists include co-author Tom Risen and former Church Committee staff members Peter Fenn, Frederick Baron, Rick Inderfurth and Loch Johnson.  

Congressional staffers who worked for the Church committee recently wrote an open letter urging Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who chairs the newly formed House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, to change course by pursuing a bipartisan inquiry. Hart, the last surviving member of the Church Committee, writing in The New York Times, called Jordan’s subcommittee a “mockery.”

The program will include a question-and-answer session with Risen, Hart and the Church Committee staff members. To submit a question in advance for the panel, put “HONEST MAN” in the subject line and email to [email protected].

Tickets cost $5 for members of the National Press Club and $10 for the general public. Pre-ordered books will be available for pickup and signing at the event. Attendees will also be able to purchase books at the door.