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Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams to deliver speech on voter suppression at National Press Club Headliners Luncheon Nov. 15
October 11, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams will deliver a major speech on voter suppression one year after her narrow defeat in Georgia's gubernatorial race, at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, November 15. Former Georgia…
Read MoreFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich to discuss new book, "Trump vs. China," at National Press Club Headliners event October 23
October 10, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will discuss his new book, "Trump vs. China: Facing America's Greatest Threat," and explain why he believes China's rise to prominence on the world stage poses the single biggest challenge to America's continued…
Read MoreFormer Sinn Féin Leader Gerry Adams TD to discuss challenges to the Good Friday Agreement, Brexit, and the increasing call for an Irish Unity referendum at National Press Club Headliners event, Oct. 16
October 9, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Gerry Adams TD, Former Sinn Féin President and an architect of the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement (GFA), will discuss the threat he believes Brexit poses to Ireland's peace, progress and prosperity, and address increasing calls for an Irish Unity…
Read MoreSecretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie to deliver special luncheon address ahead of Veterans Day holiday at National Press Club Headliners event Nov. 8
October 9, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie will assess the performance of his Department and its goals for the care of our nation's Veterans just before the Veterans Day holiday at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, November 8. Secretary…
Read More100 authors under one roof: 42nd annual NPC Book Fair set for Friday, Nov. 1, 2019
September 29, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- One hundred authors -- and their books -- will be under one roof at the National Press Club, just in time for the gift-giving season. Navigate national politics and history, whisk your way to tasty treats, or laugh with your little one during the 2019 Book…
Read MoreCDC Director Robert R. Redfield to stress importance of immunization at National Press Club Headliners Luncheon, Oct. 16
September 27, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert R. Redfield, MD, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will make remarks at an October 16 National Press Club Headliners Luncheon about the importance of immunization as the winter flu season is set to begin. In his…
Read MoreLetter signed by 173 members of Congress delivered to White House in bipartisan bid to secure the freedom of journalist Austin Tice
September 27, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A bipartisan letter was sent Friday morning to President Donald Trump, signed by 173 members of Congress, asking him to work urgently toward the safe return of veteran U.S. Marine Corps captain and award-winning journalist Austin Tice, who has been held in…
Read MoreNational Press Club to hold moment of silence on Oct. 2 to mark the first anniversary of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
September 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club will hold a moment of silence in observance of the first anniversary of the murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post Global Opinions contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Wednesday, October 2 at 10:00 a.m. Khashoggi, who…
Read MoreGerald Bostock and Attorneys to discuss the State of LGBTQ Rights in the Workplace at National Press Club Headliners event following oral arguments in their case before the US Supreme Court on Oct. 8
September 26, 2019
ASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Gerald Lynn Bostock, the plaintiff named in the case of BOSTOCK v. CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, was fired from his job as a county child welfare services coordinator when his employer learned he joined a gay recreational softball league. On October 8, his case…
Read MoreFormer New York Times op-ed editor, bestselling author, Washington Post investigative reporter to teach at half-day writing workshop at the National Press Club
September 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether you're a journalist or a nonfiction author--or you aspire to be one--you'll leave Pro Tips: Writing Workshop 2019, a half-day nonfiction writing workshop at the National Press Club, with concrete skills that will help you take your work to the next…
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