Past Speakers
NPC Virtual Newsmaker - Back to School 2020: Feeding Young Minds in Uncertain Times
August 17, 2020
Schools have traditionally been a critical source of nutrition for vulnerable children through free and low-cost school meals. This fall, however, in order to keep students and staff safer, many schools will not operate as usual, meaning these meals will be disrupted. On Monday, August 17, former U…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Paul Dickson and "The Rise of the G.I. Army"
August 14, 2020
As people around the world commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, author Paul Dickson will share his new book, “The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1942: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor,” at a National Press Club Virtual Book Rap on…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Karen Gray Houston, "Daughter of the Boycott"
August 13, 2020
In “Daughter of the Boycott: Carrying on a Montgomery Family’s Civil Rights Legacy,” journalist and author Karen Gray Houston examines her family’s own remarkable role in the Civil Rights Movement to breathe new life into the lesser-known history of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Karen will share the…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Dan Rather
August 12, 2020
On Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 3 pm ET, legendary newsman Dan Rather will join National Press Club President and former CBS News colleague Michael Freedman for a live-streamed Headliner conversation about the press and the presidency, the role of journalism in protecting our democracy, and the 75th…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: "FALLOUT: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World"
August 5, 2020
Bestselling author Lesley M. M. Blume will discuss her book FALLOUT: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World, at a National Press Club Virtual Book Event on Wednesday, August 5. This 1-hour program will stream live at 1:00 p.m. ET as part of the National Press Club’s…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Mary Jordan and "The Art of Her Deal"
August 4, 2020
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan will share an insider's perspective of First Lady Melania Trump at a virtual Headliners Book Rap featuring Jordan's new book, "The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump" on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 1 p.m. Jordan, a national…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
July 30, 2020
The death of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement sparked global outrage and inspired multiple generations of Americans to leave the safety of their homes during a pandemic and join in widespread demonstrations against police brutality. Nearly two months later, the protests and calls for…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Baseball Writers Association of America President Paul Sullivan
July 28, 2020
The most unusual Major League Baseball season in history is about to begin with an abbreviated 60-game schedule, masks on players, no high-fives, only photos of fans in the stands and recorded crowd noise pumped through stadium audio systems. On Tuesday, July 28, at 1 pm ET, the president of the…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA)
July 16, 2020
Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and lead author of the House police reform bill (the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act) which passed the House June 26, will update media and the public on subsequent House-Senate action, at a National Press Club Virtual Newsmaker…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert S. Kaplan
July 13, 2020
Business owners across the country – from restaurants and specialty shops to beauty salons and fitness centers – have dramatically changed the way they operate in order to help stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even with all of these new protective measures and protocols in place, however,…
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