Past Speakers
NPC Headliners: Charlie Baker
July 24, 2025
NCAA President and former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Breakfast on Thursday, July 24th. Charlie Baker became President of the NCAA in March 2023, bringing with him a unique blend of leadership experience from both the private and public…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: “2024” by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf
July 22, 2025
Award-winning reporters Josh Dawsey of The Wall Street Journal, Tyler Pager of The New York Times, and Isaac Arnsdorf of The Washington Post will discuss “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,” an insiders’ look at the 2024 presidential campaign, at a Headliners…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: “We Are Eating the Earth,” Michael Grunwald
July 10, 2025
Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Michael Grunwald will discuss his new book We Are Eating the Earth at a Headliners Book Event on Thursday, July 10 at 6 p.m. We Are Eating the Earth explores how the global food system is accelerating climate change. It has cleared land the size of…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: David Rubenstein
July 8, 2025
David M. Rubenstein will discuss his most recent book, philanthropic work and experiences in leadership from The Carlyle Group to the Orioles at a National Press Club Headliners Cocktails & Conversation on Tuesday, July 8 at 6 p.m. Rubenstein is an investor, philanthropist, interviewer, author…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Abbe Lowell & Mark Zaid
July 1, 2025
The Espionage Act has long been used by the government to prosecute whistleblowers for disclosing information to the press. In April, Attorney General Pam Bondi released a memo changing long-standing policy that limits Justice Department attorneys’ pursuit of records or testimony from journalists,…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: "The Milk Tea Alliance," Jeffrey Wasserstrom
June 12, 2025
Historian Jeff Wasserstrom will discuss his new book,The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia's Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing at a Headliners Book Event on Thursday, June 12 at 6 p.m. Many activists and exiles from across Asia feel that their struggles are connected. Young activists from …
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Letter from George Mason
June 10, 2025
On Tuesday, June 10 at 10 a.m., Gunston Hall’s Digital Fellow and Graduate Student Nick Gentry and Senior Curator and Head of Collections Kate Steir, Ph.D. will be at a National Press Club Headliners Coffee and Conversation to discuss an unpublished George Mason and George Washington letter…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Delegation from India
June 4, 2025
Four members of an all-party delegation from India will speak at a National Press Club Newsmakers event on Wednesday, June 4 at 3:00 p.m. on Operation Sindoor, regional security and India’s diplomatic outreach to the United States. The speakers—Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Mr. Milind Deora and Mr. Tejasvi…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Doctor Mike
May 30, 2025
Dr. Mikhail "Mike" Varshavski will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Dinner on Friday, May 30th. Doctor Mike is board-certified family medicine physician, media personality, educator, writer, and philanthropist with 25,000,000+ followers. During his residency, Doctor Mike decided to…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: "A Protest History of the United States," Gloria Browne-Marshall
May 29, 2025
Emmy-award winner and author Gloria Browne-Marshall will discuss her new book, A Protest History of the United States at a Headliners Book Event on Thursday, May 29 at 6 p.m. A Protest History of the United States reviews more than 400 years of how Americans have expressed their displeasure with…
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