Carter Began Journey to White House at 1973 Club Luncheon

This Week In Press Club History

February 7, 2006: Actor Ben Vereen and Richmond mayor and former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder discuss their plans for a National Slavery Museum at a Club luncheon.

February 9, 1973: Jimmy Carter announces his candidacy for president at the National Press Club.

February 10, 1998: Activist and folksinger Pete Seeger sees some hope for the planet if small groups, not big government, act.

February 12, 1919: The Press Club luncheon menu offers fried chicken for 75 cents and a lamb chop special for 50 cents. Sauerkraut is renamed “liberty cabbage.”

-- Elizabeth Smith Brownstein, [email protected]