Past Speakers
NPC Newsmaker: West Virginia Attorney General Morrisey and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to discuss Republican AGs' challenge to Clean Air Act
February 17, 2022
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will explain the arguments behind his state's legal challenge to the Clean Air Act at a Headliners Newsmaker event on Thursday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. Joining Morrisey is Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Civil rights, government accountability groups to discuss 2022 voting law changes
January 13, 2022
Leaders from the Democracy Initiative, Demos and Common Cause will review state-by-state election law changes set to take effect in 2022 at a National Press Club Headliners panel on Thursday, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. Panelists include Diana Philip, chief of staff of the Democracy Initiative, a coalition…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Aruba’s Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes
January 10, 2022
Aruba’s Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes will address the National Press Club and take questions at a virtual event next month. The program will be held on Monday, Jan. 10 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST, and will be moderated by outgoing National Press Club President Lisa Matthews. This one-…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Dr. Anthony Fauci
December 20, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), will discuss the current state of the pandemic at National Press Club Headliners Virtual Newsmaker on Monday, Dec. 20 at 3 p.m. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube…
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker: Leaders of Actors’ Equity and Broadway Advocacy Coalition on challenges of reopening theater and creating more diversity onstage
December 14, 2021
Actors’ Equity Association president and actor Kate Shindle and actor Britton Smith, president of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, will discuss the challenges of reopening live theater amid the COVID-19 pandemic and progress toward making American theater more diverse and inclusive at National…
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker: Judge Lina Hidalgo, Harris County, TX
December 7, 2021
Lina Hidalgo, county judge of Harris County, Texas, will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners newsmaker on Tuesday, December 7 at 10 a.m. Hidalgo will deliver a speech entitled, “Deep in the Heart of Texas: How Texas’ Largest County Is Leading on Progressive Change.” Hidalgo was…
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker: Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin President
December 2, 2021
Mary Lou McDonald, president of the Sinn Féin political party, will speak at a National Press Club’s in-person Headliners newsmaker on Thursday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Fourth Estate. McDonald will discuss Brexit’s effect on the island nation’s economic and political stability, the…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough
November 9, 2021
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 9. McDonough will give a progress report on the state of America’s veterans in the lead up to Veterans Day on Nov. 11 and the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: Jérôme Pécresse, CEO of GE Renewable Energy
October 28, 2021
Jérôme Pécresse, CEO of GE Renewable Energy, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 28 about the urgency to address the energy transition by focusing on modernizing the electric grid to incorporate more wind, solar and hydropower and meet United Nations climate…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Newsmaker: AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler
October 13, 2021
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, the first woman to lead the labor federation in its 135-year history, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners event on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. Shuler is expected to address the pandemic's impact on the economy, the wave of collective action and strike…
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