Timeline

In our centennial year at the National Press Club, it's hard to imagine just how far the club has come since its humble beginnings.

We've grown from the simple efforts of a few journalists meeting in 1908 across the street at the Willard Hotel to form a social club, to a multifaceted and influential forum for public discourse that is now world-renowned.

This exhibit highlights the journey of the club, from such historical events as William Jennings Bryan making one of the first transcontinental telephone calls at the club, to the laying of the cornerstone of the National Press Building by President Calvin Coolidge, to the club's struggles for gender and racial equality.

In our 100th year, we glady offer you a first-hand glimpse of images from the past that have shaped our amazing history.

This exhibit is sponsored by the United States Postal Service, whose appreciation for professional journalists is underscored by the scheduled release of a series of stamps honoring journalists. The stamps will be unveiled at the National Press Club in March, 2008. National Press Club is grateful to the USPS for their support and regard.

Contributing to the exhibit's development are:
Christina Zamon, Past Archivist, National Press Club
Adrian Zink, Researcher/Intern, National Press Club
Mary Anna Murphy, Exhibit Design, MAM Exhibit Design
David Meek, Graphic Artist, Phillip Gary Design