This Week in National Press Club History

March 1, 1909 : The Club moves to the second and third floors of historic Rhodes Tavern at 15th and F Streets NW, and is there until 1914.

March 2, 1933 : President Roosevelt signs the 21st Amendment ending Prohibition, and the Press Club bar is the first to reopen its doors with Liquor License #1.

March 3, 1971 : Twenty-four women become the first female members of the National Press Club.

March 4, 1997 : PLO President Yasser Arafat appears as a Club Newsmaker and discusses Middle East peace prospects.

This Week in National Press Club History is brought to you by the History and Heritage Committee, which is dedicated to preserving and revitalizing the Club’s history through displays, panel discussions and lectures, as well as interviewing members as part of the Club’s oral history project.

For more information on upcoming History and Heritage Committee–sponsored events, or to join the Committee, contact Bill Hickman at [email protected] .