Past Speakers
NPC Headliners Book Event: Reporter Jerry Mitchell - "Race Against Time"
February 19, 2020
Reporter Jerry Mitchell, who spent years investigating the most infamous murders of the civil rights movement, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners event on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 about his upcoming book, Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy
February 14, 2020
Secretary of the U.S. Army Ryan McCarthy will deliver an address at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, February 14. A former combat veteran and Lockheed Martin executive, McCarthy was sworn in to office as the 24th secretary of the Army on September 30, 2019. Prior to his current…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Newsmaker: CDC Update on Coronavirus Outbreak
February 11, 2020
As additional cases of a novel coronavirus (first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China) are confirmed in the United States, Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update on the CDC’s ongoing response to the…
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker: Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to announce new initiatives
February 5, 2020
Following President Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday evening, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 5 to announce new initiatives designed to better serve America’s veterans and their families.…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: Jane Fonda
December 17, 2019
***EVENT SOLD OUT*** Actor and activist Jane Fonda will speak at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon Dec. 17 on her movement to push for political action on climate change. Inspired by young climate activist Greta Thunberg, Fonda has held a “Fire Drill Friday” climate change protest on…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Coffee & Conversation with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III
December 9, 2019
Lonnie G. Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian and the first African American to hold the office in its nearly 175-year history, will discuss his vision for the institution and sign copies of his recent book, “A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Newsmaker: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
December 4, 2019
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), will speak on the dangers of judicial activism and what he calls “the capture of Americans’ judiciary by corporate and partisan donor interests” at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Earlier that week, the Supreme…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: Former GA House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams
November 15, 2019
***TICKET SALES HAVE RE-OPENED - EVENT MOVED TO BALLROOM*** Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams will deliver a major speech on voter suppression one year after her narrow defeat in Georgia’s gubernatorial race, at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, November 15. In…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie
November 8, 2019
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie will assess the performance of his Department and its goals for the care of our nation's Veterans just before the Veterans Day holiday at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, November 8. The tenth Secretary of the Department of Veterans…
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