Past Speakers
NPC Virtual Book Event: Marvin Kalb, "Assignment Russia"
April 13, 2021
Marvin Kalb, award-winning journalist and moderator of the public broadcasting series “The Kalb Report,” will share the second volume of his personal memoirs, “Assignment Russia: Becoming a Foreign Correspondent in the Crucible of the Cold War,” at a National Press Club Virtual Book Event at 2:00 p…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Book Event: John Woodrow Cox, "Children Under Fire"
April 12, 2021
John Woodrow Cox, whose series for The Washington Post on the impact of gun violence on children in America was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, will discuss his new book “Children Under Fire: An American Crisis,” at a National Press Club Headliners virtual book event at 2 p.m. Monday,…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Dr. Anthony Fauci
April 6, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical advisor to President Biden, will discuss the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and the status of the nation's vaccination program at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: AAAS CEO Dr. Sudip Parikh
April 5, 2021
Dr. Sudip Parikh, chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), will offer his analysis of President Biden’s budget requests for science activities at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 5. This one-hour program…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Opening Day with Fred Frommer & Phil Hochberg
April 1, 2021
Welcome the start of the 2021 baseball season by tuning in to a virtual Headliners book event with author Fred Frommer and former Washington Senators announcer Phil Hochberg on April 1 at 2 p.m. Frommer, former AP reporter and author of “You Gotta Have Heart: Washington Baseball from Walter Johnson…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson
March 31, 2021
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson will discuss issues of Black representation in the arts and media at a National Press Club Headliners’ event on Wednesday, March 31 at 2 p.m. The one-hour program will be streamed live on the National Press Club’s website as well as the YouTube Channel. It…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Book Event: Dana Perino, "Everything Will Be Okay”
March 30, 2021
Dana Perino, former White House press secretary, political commentator and author, will discuss her book, "Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women (from a Former Young Woman)," at a National Press Club Headliners virtual book event at noon on Tuesday, March 30. This one-hour program…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack
March 26, 2021
Thomas J. Vilsack, the 32nd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, will speak at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event at 2 p.m. Friday, March 26. Secretary Vilsack was confirmed on February 23, 2021 to lead the Department of Agriculture – a role in which he served for eight years under President…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna
March 25, 2021
Mercy Corps CEO, Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, will address the humanitarian mission and efforts to protect the world’s most vulnerable communities during a global pandemic at a National Press Club Headliners Virtual Newsmaker event at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 25. With nearly 6,000 team members, Mercy…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Book Event: Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes, "Lucky"
March 10, 2021
Amie Parnes, senior correspondent for The Hill, and Jonathan Allen a senior political analyst for NBC News, will discuss their book, “Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency,” at a National Press Club Headliners virtual book event at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 10. Their dogged reporting goes…
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