Club History: Mime speaks at NPC

Jan. 28, 2000: Marcel Marceau, the world famous pantomimist, makes his second appearance at the National Press Club, speaking in a dramatic voice about the silence he has brought for fifty years to the theatre world. He expresses his affinity to the National Press Club, as both he and the press seek the truth with integrity and a positive spirit.

Jan. 31, 1910: President William Howard Taft is the first president to visit the Club, managing to climb the narrow stairs to the Club’s quarters over Affleck’s Drug Store.

Feb. 3, 1921: Senators and Representatives participate in a “Jack Spratt “ debate: “Resolved: that it is more noble to be fat than to be lean.”

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, panel discussions, lectures and events, as well as its long-standing oral history project.

For information about the History & Heritage Committee’s activities, or to join the committee, contact Bill Hickman at [email protected].