Past Speakers
NPC Newsmaker: Becoming Martians: NASA's 25-year Plan for Humans to Inhabit the Red Planet
November 13, 2018
Humans are on the precipice of becoming an interplanetary species. We earthlings are on our way to becoming Martians. In fact, the future Martians are here on Earth now, training for Mars missions using new technological developments following a strict timeline that will get us there within 25…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Book Event: Bill Lord Looks Back "50 Years After Vietnam"
November 9, 2018
After spending more than 40 years helping people share their stories in newsrooms across the country, Bill Lord decided to share a story of his own; the story of a young, fearful draftee fighting a war he didn’t understand. As Americans head into Veterans Day weekend, Lord will discuss his moving…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: The Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
November 9, 2018
Livestream will begin 11/9 at 1:00pm ET. On November 11 of this year, the American people will observe the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, which led to the creation of Veterans Day. As the tenth Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Robert Wilkie is responsible…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: Doris Kearns Goodwin: "Leadership in Turbulent Times"
November 5, 2018
Livestream will begin 11/5 at 1:00pm ET. On the eve of the 2018 Midterms, world-renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will share her seventh and latest book, “Leadership in Turbulent Times,” at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon, Monday,…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE)
October 31, 2018
Livestream will begin 10/31 at 1:00pm ET. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) will discuss his latest book, “THEM: Why We Hate Each Other – and How to Heal,” at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon and Book Signing Event on Wednesday, October 31 at 12:30 p.m. in the Club’s Holeman Lounge. In “THEM,”…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Book Event: Dr. Paul Offit & "Bad Advice"
October 29, 2018
Dr. Paul Offit, an award-winning expert on vaccines, immunology and virology and co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine credited with saving hundreds of lives every day, will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap on Monday, October 29, to discuss his latest book: “Bad Advice: Or Why…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Newsmaker: The Young Turks' Cenk Uygur: The Role of Digital Media in the Progressive Movement
October 26, 2018
In the immediate aftermath of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s big victory in New York City’s Democratic primary, Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan juxtaposed the stunned reactions of “Big Media” newsrooms that scrambled to find a photo of the newcomer, with the jubilant reaction of Cenk…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: National Air & Space Museum Director Dr. Ellen R. Stofan
October 22, 2018
Livestream will begin 10/22 at 1:00pm ET. Dr. Ellen R. Stofan, former chief scientist at NASA and the first female director of the National Air and Space Museum, will share her vision for the future of the Museum and how the museum is helping lead the national commemoration of the 50th…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Film Discussion: "Boy Erased"
October 12, 2018
In celebration of LGBT History Month, The Mattachine Society of Washington DC will discuss the upcoming Nicole Kidman/Russell Crowe feature “Boy Erased,” and lead a conversation with the film’s real-life subjects, Martha Conley and her son Garrard at a special National Press Club Headliners Event…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Book Event: "Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times"
October 11, 2018
The New York Times Magazine’s chief national correspondent Mark Leibovich has enjoyed a lengthy and successful career covering the political circus that is our nation’s capital – but behind the bylines and the campaign coverage, Leibovich harbored a dark secret: he was a born and bred New England…
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