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Photos: CDC Coronavirus Update
February 12, 2020
As additional cases of a novel coronavirus (first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China) were confirmed in the United States, Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided an update on the CDC’s ongoing response to the coronavirus…
Photos: NPC Newsmaker with Sec. Robert Wilkie
February 5, 2020
Following President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union Address, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie spoke at a National Press Club Newsmaker at February 5 to announce new initiatives designed to better serve America’s veterans and their families.
Photos: "The Boys on the Bus" - 12 Elections Later
January 31, 2020
Following the 1972 McGovern campaign, writer Timothy Crouse wrote "The Boys on the Bus," the seminal book on campaign reporting. Heading into a new campaign for 2020, The National Press Club invited three reporters who were on that bus (and they weren’t all boys) to participate in a panel…
Photos: Jan. 27, 2020 NPC Briefing on Austin Tice
January 27, 2020
Debra Tice, the mother of detained journalist Austin Tice, held a news conference on Jan. 27, 2020 at the National Press Club to provide an update and to be part of the announcement of the second annual Night Out For Austin Tice, a national awareness campaign.
Photos: Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch
December 9, 2019
Lonnie G. Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian and the first African American to hold the office in its nearly 175-year history, discussed his vision for the institution and signed copies of his book, “A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture…
Photos: NPC Newsmaker with Marianne Williamson
October 24, 2019
Marianne Williamson, seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, spoke at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Oct. 24, 2019. Ms. Williamson outlined her proposal to create a cabinet-level U.S. Department of Peace, that she said would contain both domestic and international elements,…
Photos: Andrew Yang NPC Newsmaker Event
October 21, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate, author and entrepreneur Andrew Yang spoke at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on October 21, 2019. Yang talked about his “Humanity First” platform, including his flagship proposal, the Freedom Dividend, human-centered capitalism, and the mounting crisis of…