Past Speakers

Candidates for Teamsters Union Top Offices to Face-Off in a one time only Debate

August 25, 2016

A week prior to the Labor Day weekend, candidates for the top offices of the Teamsters Union will debate each other at a special National Press Club Newsmaker. Fred Zuckerman, candidate for General President on the Teamsters United Slate, will face Ken Hall, candidate for General Secretary-…

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United Methodist Church Leader who survived terrorist attack at the Istanbul Airport

August 19, 2016

Thomas Kemper, the general secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries, who was in Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport when terrorists attacked, killing 40, will share his deeply emotional experience of that event and the aftermath at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference at 10 a.m. Fri.,…

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Pulitzer Prize Winner David Cay Johnston: "The Making of Donald Trump"

August 4, 2016

Prime Time: A Conversation with NPR’s Susan Stamberg

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NPC Luncheon with National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis

August 1, 2016

National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis will speak at a National Press Club luncheon August 1. He will discuss this year’s 100th anniversary of the nation's system of national parks and the agency’s focus on creating the next generation of park visitors, supporters and advocates. He will…

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NPC Luncheon with NSA Chief Michael S. Rogers

July 14, 2016

NSA Chief Michael S. Rogers will discuss the continuing cyber security challenges facing the U.S. and the world at a National Press Club Luncheon on July 14. Rogers has said encryption makes it more difficult to intercept terrorist groups' communication and warned that vital U.S. computer networks…

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NPC Luncheon with Libertarian Presidential Ticket Johnson & Weld

July 7, 2016

The Libertarian Party presidential ticket – former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson and former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld – will outline why they think a third-party effort may be more likely to succeed this year than in past elections at a July 7 National Press Club luncheon. Johnson and Weld…

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NPC Luncheon with NTSB Chair Christopher Hart

June 30, 2016

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Christopher Hart will address the role of automation in preventing transportation accidents and will apply lessons learned in aviation to the development of self-driving cars at a National Press Club luncheon June 30. Hart will talk about new…

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NPC Luncheon with U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez

June 22, 2016

U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on June 22. In two and a half years at the Department of Labor, Perez has made his mark through a series of aggressive efforts aimed at protecting workers from everything from unfair overtime practices to conflicts…

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Del Quentin Wilber "A Good Month for Murder: The Inside Story of a Homicide Squad"

June 21, 2016

New Fairfax County Program "Diversion First" looked at as a National Model

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