Past Speakers

POSTPONED: NPC Headliners Luncheon: Stacey Cunningham, President of the NYSE

October 6, 2021

New York Stock Exchange President Stacey Cunningham will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Cunningham is president of the NYSE Group, which includes the New York Stock Exchange, the world’s largest equity exchange. She is the 67th president and the…

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NPC Headliners Book Event: Robert Costa, “Peril”

October 4, 2021

Washington Post reporter and National Press Club member Robert Costa will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Book Event on Monday, Oct. 4. Costa will discuss “Peril,” the soon-to-be released book he wrote with journalist and Club member Bob Woodward. The book covers President Trump…

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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas

September 21, 2021

Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, will speak at an in-person National Press Club Newsmaker about the representation of Latinos in Hollywood and media.  Castro is seeking more representation for Latinos in Hollywood, book publishing and journalism and wants more transparency from employers about the…

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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas

September 9, 2021

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will speak about the mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in an ever-changing national security environment at a National Press Club in-person Headliner event on Thursday, Sept. 9. President George W. Bush established the Office…

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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. – Cardinal Wilton Gregory

September 8, 2021

Wilton Cardinal Gregory, Seventh Archbishop of Washington and the first African-American Cardinal in the Catholic Church, will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 8. Cardinal Gregory was elevated to the College of Cardinals in November 2020, becoming the…

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NPC Virtual Headliners Event: Foreign Correspondents to Discuss Impact of U.S. Afghanistan Withdrawal

September 3, 2021

Veteran war correspondents Tom Bowman of National Public Radio,  Kathy Gannon of the Associated Press, Atia Abawi, International Affairs Analyst with NBC News, and Saad Mohseni of MOBY Group will join National Press Club President Lisa Matthews of AP to discuss the collapse of Afghanistan and the…

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Teamsters Union Leadership Candidate Debate

September 1, 2021

Two candidates vying to lead the 1.4 million member Teamsters union will face off in a debate at the National Press Club at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 1.  The election of the new general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters marks the beginning of a new era for the powerful union.…

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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.

August 6, 2021

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., will speak about the Air Force mission in an ever-changing national security environment at a National Press Club in-person Headliners event on Friday Aug. 6. The one-hour Newsmaker will be held at 2 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. The event is…

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NPC Filmmakers Discussion: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, "MUHAMMAD ALI"

August 2, 2021

Documentary filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon will discuss their new PBS documentary, “MUHAMMAD ALI,” at a National Press Club virtual Headliners event on Monday, Aug. 2 at 2 p.m. The four-part documentary, in development for six years, will air Sept. 19 through Sept. 22 on PBS.…

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NPC Newsmaker: Belarus Opposition Leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya

July 20, 2021

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the Belarus opposition leader, will give a Newsmaker news conference at the National Press Club at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 20 during a visit to Washington. The event will take place in person at the NPC and also will be live streamed on the NPC website.     Her visit to…

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