Past Speakers

Senator Jim Webb

December 7, 2010

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED Senator Webb to Speak on Governing Principles for U.S. National Security U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 10:00 a.m. on Pearl Harbor Day, Tuesday, December 7, in the Zenger Room of the National Press…

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Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, The Coca Cola Company

December 2, 2010

Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, The Coca Cola Company will address a Luncheon on Dec. 2. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. and remarks begin promptly at 1 p.m., followed by a question period that concludes at 2 p.m. Cost of the luncheon is $17 for National Press Club members, $28 for their guests…

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Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Address the National Press Club

November 29, 2010

Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, will talk about accelerating innovation to help meet our energy and climate goals at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, November 29. As United States Secretary of Energy, Chu, is charged with helping implement President Obama’s agenda to invest in clean…

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Putnam Investments CEO to Outline Retirement Policy Reform

November 17, 2010

Putnam Investments CEO to Outline Retirement Policy Reform Putnam Investments CEO Robert Reynolds will outline a plan for comprehensive reform of America's public and private retirement systems at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17, in the Lisagor…

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Renewable Energy

November 16, 2010

APS Physics to Look at Renewable Energy, Electricity Grid at Newsmaker Jim Misewich, Associate Director for Basic Energy Sciences at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Kathryn Clay, Vice President of Research and Technology Policy for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, will speak at a…

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NPC Luncheon: Jeff Bridges

November 10, 2010

Academy Award winning actor Jeff Bridges, recipient of the 2010 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in the film Crazy Heart, will address the National Press Club November 10, in Washington, D.C. As the National Spokesperson for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign™, Bridges will discuss a…

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Jim Conca, Senior Scientist for the Institute of Energy

November 3, 2010

NM Climate Expert to Detail New Study on Integrating Energy Policy, will Highlight New Congressional Challenges, Opportunities Jim Conca, author of a new federal study aimed at integrating all energy sources into a rational global energy strategy, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker…

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Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack

October 21, 2010

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will give a major speech on domestic biofuel production at Newsmaker press conference at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct 21, in the conference rooms. Vilsack will discuss the progress USDA and other federal agencies are making toward achieving the 36 billion gallon biofuel…

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Condoleezza Rice

October 15, 2010

This event is sold out Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will speak at an NPC luncheon on Friday, Oct. 15. Her appearance will coincide with the publication of her new book about her childhood in racially segregated Birmingham, Alabama. The book, "EXTRAORDINARY, ORDINARY PEOPLE: A…

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Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, FDA

October 6, 2010

FDA Commissioner at Oct. 6 Luncheon U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D., will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, October 6. The second woman to be named FDA Commissioner in the Agency’s history, she brings an extensive and intensive background…

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