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NPC Luncheon with Herbie Hancock
September 18, 2006
Herbie Hancock, musician and 10-time Grammy Award- winner, came to the Press Club on September 18, 2006 to share his experiences with jazz music. He discussed the global impact of jazz music and performed musical exerpts from some of his compositions.
Read MoreNPC Luncheon with Joe Biden
September 7, 2006
Senator Joe Biden came to the Press Club on September 7, 2006 to discuss national security and foreign policy. Five years after September 11, Biden critiqued the Bush Administration and presented his own approaches to homeland security. Biden also criticized the Iraq War and shared his hopes for…
Read MoreNPC Luncheon with Hillary Clinton
May 23, 2006
Then-Senator and future Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Press Club on May 23, 2006 to discuss energy issues. Clinton said the U.S. should not be dependent on foreign oil and she proposed 8 million barrels a day could be cut by 2025 if the U.S. used more ethanol-based fuel.
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker: George Clooney and Barack Obama
April 27, 2006
Senator and Future President Barack Obama joined actor George Clooney in rallying to save Darfur at the Press Club on April 27, 2006.
Read MoreNPC Luncheon with Scott Bakula
April 19, 2006
Scott Bakula, American actor, visited the Press Club on April 19, 2006 to discuss his performance in "Shenandoah," a Civil-War musical at Ford's Theatre. In the musical, Bakula plays the main character, Charlie Anderson, who is a patriarch burdened with the safety of his family during the war.
Read MoreNPC Luncheon with Pat Robertson
February 15, 2005
Pat Roberston, television evangelist and occasional Presidential nominee, spoke about the role of Christian values in American society when he came to the Press Club on February 15, 2005. Robertson also addressed the role of Christian morals in policy making.
Read MoreNPC Luncheon with Ernest Borgnine
October 15, 2004
Ernest Borgnine, American film and television actor, came to the Press Club on October 15, 2004 for an actor perspective event. During the event, Borgnine reflected on his acting career.
Read MoreNPC Luncheon with Theodore McCarrick
June 8, 2001
Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick came to the Press Club on June 8, 2001 to speak about his experiences traveling the world as a human rights advocate. He discussed the need for human compassion, the role of the church in advocating human rights and levels of poverty around the world.
Read MoreNPC Luncheon with Ralph Nader
June 5, 2001
Ralph Nader spoke at the Press Club on June 5, 2001 about the U.S. bipartisan government. Nader is a former Green Party presidential candidate and consumer advocate.
Read MoreNPC Luncheon: Gerald R. Ford Journalism Awards 2001
June 4, 2001
Former President Gerald R. Ford came to the Press Club to present his Foundation's Journalism Awards to correspondents from the Washington Post on June 4, 2001. He spoke briefly after handing out the awards on issues such as balance of power in the Senate and the Congressional agenda.
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