National Press Club

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and Dr. Jonathan Reiner will discuss their new book "Heart: An American Medical Odyssey" on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. p.m. in the Conference Rooms.

Seating is limited and registration is required here. This is sure to sell out, so register today! All attendees must have a ticket. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. All sales are final; no refunds will be issued.

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Walter W. Bettinger, CEO of The Charles Schwab Corporation, one of the world’s largest investment companies, will tackle issues facing future retirees in a speech entitled "401(k) Plans: When will we put hard-working Americans first?" at a National Press Club luncheon Monday, Nov. 11.

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The National Press Club will host the East Coast premiere of the voice acting documentary, "I Know That Voice" on Friday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. in the National Press Club's conference rooms.

The film’s executive producer, Annie award-winning and Emmy-nominated voice actor John DiMaggio, will introduce the film and answer questions after the screening, followed by a meet-and-greet and signing.

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Diners at The Fourth Estate and the Reliable Source will enjoy free magical entertainment at their table on Wednesday, Nov. 27, the night before Thanksgiving, 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Bring your family and friends for a night of magic as well as good food you don’t have to cook yourself. The magic will be offered by members of the Society of American Magicians who meet monthly at the club. The magic will be so close, some of it could happen right in your hands! Reserve at 202-662-7638 for the Fourth Estate, 202-662-7443 for the Reliable Source.

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The Fourth Estate will host Jazz Night in conjunction with Blues Alley, Georgetown's home for jazz, Wednesday, Nov. 6, as they do the first Wednesday of each month. Tonight kicks off the winter jazz scene in Washington, D.C. with some cool and comfortable foods. New Orleans Gumbo will be the feature and red beans and rice will accompany all entrees to evoke the New Orleans jazz scene.

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The National Press Club’s International Correspondents Committee will host a lecture on the history of Byzantium on Nov.12.

What is Byzantium? And why does Byzantine art continue to captivate us thousands of years later? Eleni Zachariou, co-founder of Vacances Travel and scholar of Ancient Greek History and Archaeology will discuss the origins of Byzantium, and an extraordinary new National Gallery of Art exhibit, "Heaven and Earth," that showcases the best of Byzantine art from collections around Greece.

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Gloria Steinem, the feminist activist and founder of Ms. Magazine, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 18.

Steinem is one of 16 people President Barack Obama honored this year with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

In her more than 40 years advocating for women’s equality, Steinem helped found the Women’s Action Alliance, the National Women’s Political Caucus and the Women’s Media Center.

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Three members of the U.N. Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry (COI) established last March to investigate allegations of widespread violations of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will discuss concerns raised by their probe at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Friday, Nov. 1 at 10:30 a.m. in the Zenger Room.

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Roy Peter Clark, the Poynter Institute’s writing coach, will discuss the most effective techniques and strategies for making your work stand out at a workshop Nov. 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Zenger Room.

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Four journalists who went on to prominent careers will their experiences in Dallas on Nov. 22 1963 when Lee Harvey Oswald’s shots changed their lives – and the life of the nation – at a retrospective panel 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at the National Press Club.

CBS News Senior Correspondent Bob Schieffer was a cub reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram when he answered a phone call from Lee Harvey Oswald’s mother, asking for a ride to Dallas to see her son.

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