Past Speakers
NPC Luncheon with Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina
September 2, 2015
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will deliver a major speech entitled “Lessons from the New South” at a National Press Club Luncheon on Weds., Sept. 2.Haley is the youngest governor in the country and the first female and first minority governor in South Carolina history. Last year she was re-…
Read MoreEleanor Herman "Legacy of Kings: Blood of Gods and Royals"
August 26, 2015
Eleanor Herman will discuss her new book "Legacy of Kings: Blood of Gods and Royals" on August 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ballroom. “Legacy of Kings: Blood of Gods and Royals” tells the story of a time when the gods turn a blind eye to the agony of men, when the last of the hellions roam the plains,…
Read MoreNPC Speakers News Conference with Rick Santorum, Republican Presidential Candidate
August 20, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will speak at a National Press Club event sponsored by the NPC Speakers Committee on Thursday, Aug. 20. The event will begin at 11 a.m. Santorum a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, is one of 17 Republicans seeking their party's 2016 nomination.…
Read MoreNPC Luncheon with Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans
August 18, 2015
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and nearly wiped out New Orleans, Mayor Mitch Landrieu will report on New Orleans’ emergence as a model of urban renewal and economic recovery at a National Press Club luncheon on August 18. Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall on…
Read MoreNPC Luncheon with Rev. John Richard Bryant, Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
August 12, 2015
The Right Rev. John Richard Bryant, senior bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, will discuss the Charleston, S.C., church shootings at a National Press Club luncheon on Aug. 12.At a prayer vigil after the shootings, Bryant invoked the African-American legacy of resilience, saying the…
Read MoreNPC Luncheon with Admiral Paul Zukunft, United States Coast Guard
August 5, 2015
The commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Paul Zukunft, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on Aug. 5. Zukunft will discuss challenges facing the service, including cyber security, expansion of the Panama Canal and managing limited resources in a world that faces…
Read MoreNPC Luncheon with Carol L. Folt, Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
August 4, 2015
The chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carol L. Folt, will discuss the importance of preserving accessibility to an affordable college degree at a National Press Club Luncheon on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Folt, who was installed as Carolina’s 11th chancellor in October 2013, is…
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July 28, 2015
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