NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Marking Final Year of Centennial Commemoration of WWI

World War I, referred to by historians as the defining event of the 20th century and beyond, resulted in the deaths of more than 16 million soldiers and civilians by the War’s end in 1918, and left in its wake a path of political destruction and dramatic social upheaval that can still be seen and felt one hundred years later.

On Thursday, March 29, 2018 the National WWI Museum and Memorial, America’s official WWI museum and memorial as designated by Congress, will mark the final year of their centennial commemoration of WWI with a panel discussion on the lasting impression of the Great War at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 10 a.m. in the club’s Bloomberg room.

Panelists will include:

• Dr. Matthew Naylor, President and CEO of the National World War I Museum and Memorial


• General Richard Myers, President of Kansas State University and a retired four-star general in the United States Air Force who served as the 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


• Dr. Margaret MacMillan, Best-selling author and Professor of History at the University of Toronto


• Dr. Michael Neiberg, Best-selling author and Chair of War Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College


• This press conference is open to credentialed media and Press Club members free of charge, with advance registration required.