Past Speakers
NPC 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…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Book Event: "Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama"
May 11, 2017
Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian David J. Garrow will share his latest book, Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama, at a National Press Club Headliners Event on Thursday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the club’s conference rooms. Garrow spent nine years and interviewed more than a thousand people to…
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker with The Baroness Cox of Queensbury
May 9, 2017
NPC Headliners Book Event: Garrett Graff's "Raven Rock"
Read MoreNPC Book Event: "Anatomy of Innocence"
May 1, 2017
NPC Book Event: "Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign"
Read MoreNPC Headliner Event with Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Singer Patti Austin
April 27, 2017
Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Patti Austin, who has won acclaim for her interpretation of the music of Ella Fitzgerald, will discuss the importance of jazz to American culture and diplomacy and perform some of Fitzgerald’s music at a special 5 p.m. National Press Club Headliner event in the club…
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker with March for Science Organizers
April 10, 2017
The international organizers of the world’s first-ever March for Science will discuss their plans and goals at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference, Mon., April 10 at 10 a.m. in the club’s Murrow Room. On April 22, 428 marches have been scheduled across the world, including the flagship…
Read More