Past Speakers
NPC Headliners Book Event: Sharyl Attkisson and "The Smear"
August 31, 2017
Former CBS News Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson, author of “The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think and How You Vote,” will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Thursday, August 31 at 6:30 p.m. in the Club’s Conference Rooms.…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon with New NAACP President Derrick Johnson
August 29, 2017
Livestream will begin Aug. 29 at 1:00pm EDT. New NAACP President Derrick Johnson will address the future of the NAACP at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Johnson, a longstanding leader of the NAACP, assumed the interim presidency in July and is tasked with leading…
Read MoreNPC Headliner Newsmaker with Former Director of Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub
July 28, 2017
Conversations with visiting Chinese journalism students
Read MorePeter Baker and "Obama: The Call of History"
June 29, 2017
Peter Baker and "Obama: The Call of History"
Read MoreNPC Headliner Newsmaker with Greek Minister of Economy and Development Dimitri Papadimitriou
June 21, 2017
NPC Headliners Luncheon with House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC-11)
Read MoreNPC Headliner Newsmaker with Former Sec. of Energy Ernest Moniz
June 21, 2017
The Trump administration’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, its planned cuts to energy funding in the FY18 budget, and pursuit of deregulation has attracted significant criticism and called into question the reliability of the U.S. as an international partner. On June 21, at 10…
Read MoreNPC Luncheon with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford
June 19, 2017
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Monday, June 19. General Dunford, the 19th Joint Chiefs chairman, will discuss a number of important issues facing the U.S. military including the latest strategy…
Read MoreNewt Gingrich and "Understanding Trump"
June 16, 2017
Former Speaker of the House and 2012 presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Event on June 16th at 10 a.m. in the club’s Holeman Lounge to discuss his new book, Understanding Trump. In Understanding Trump, Gingrich shares what he learned from more than…
Read MoreDocumentary Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Preview "The Vietnam War"
June 14, 2017
Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, and Retired Air Force General Merrill A. McPeak, a Vietnam War veteran, will join National Press Club President Jeff Ballou at a Headliners event for Press Club members and media at the National Press Club First Amendment Lounge at 9 a.m., on Wednesday, June…
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker with Radio Caracas Television CEO Marcel Granier
May 18, 2017
On Thursday, May 18, at 10 a.m., the National Press Club will hold a Newsmaker news conference with the CEO of Venezuela’s Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), Marcel Granier, in the club’s Bloomberg Room. Venezuela is in the midst of a political and economic crisis. Despite having the world’s largest…
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