This week In National Press Club history

March 11, 1997: President Bill Clinton receives his National Press Club membership card at a Luncheon and advocates free television for political candidates.

March 12, 1908: The National Press Club is born with 32 journalists in attendance in a room lent by the Washington Chamber of Commerce, with a purse of $300, considered sufficient capital to start.

March 15, 1974: King Hussein of Jordan tells the Club that a new political climate makes it a good time for Middle East peace.

This Week In National Press Club History is brought to you by the History & Heritage Committee, which is dedicated to preserving and revitalizing the Club’s history through displays, events, panel discussions and its oral history project, which now includes close to 200 interviews with Club members and personnel.

For more information on the committee’s activities or to join the committee, contact Gil Klein at [email protected].