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NPC Luncheon with Airline CEOs
The leaders of the nation's three largest airlines will explore what they call unfair international competition at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, May 15. Richard Anderson, Delta Air Lines chief executive, W. Douglas Parker, chairman and chief executive of American Airlines Group, and Jeff Smisek, chairman, president and chief executive of United Airlines, will make a joint appearance at the Club entitled “Restoring Fair Competition to the Skies.” They will argue that billions of dollars of subsidies from the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to their domestic…
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District Country
Media Partner Tickets> Directions & Parking> National country music hit makers Love and Theft and The Cadillac Three are coming to downtown Washington, DC February 21, 2015 for the first-ever "District Country" concert to be held at the legendary National Press Club. "The National Press Club has hosted live performances from the likes of Billy Joel, James Taylor, Dolly Parton and Louis Armstrong over the past one-hundred years," said National Press Club Executive Director William McCarren. "We are excited to welcome these three modern country acts to our unique and intimate…
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Analyzing Media Coverage of Race in America
A panel of journalists from different sections of the media will discuss coverage of race in America at the National Press Club from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26. The panel discussion, co-sponsored by the National Press Club and the Capital Press Club, is titled: Coverage of Race in America: How are we doing? How can we do better?A cutting edge forum to analyze media coverage from Ferguson to Staten Island The Capital Press Club, the oldest African-American communications association in the country, was founded in 1944 at a time when African-Americans were not admitted to the National…
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Defense Industry CEOs to discuss Sequestration and National Security
Defense Industry CEOs to Discuss Sequestration and National Security A panel of chief executive officers from the defense industry will discuss their views on the effects of budget cuts and the threat of sequestration on national security at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3 in the National Press Building, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C.Panelists:• Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corp.• David P. Hess, president, Pratt & Whitney• Dawne S. Hickton, vice chair, president and chief executive officer, RTI…
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NPC Luncheon with Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who
Legendary vocalist Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who will discuss the UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen & Young Adult Cancer Program, which serves teenagers and young adults with cancer. The program, founded a year ago by Daltrey and fellow rock icon Pete Townshend, is based at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Now the pair is moving forward with plans for Teen Cancer America, a program to set up units in hospitals and medical centers in strategic areas around the country. Daltrey and Townshend have supported a similar program called Teenage Cancer Trust in the United…
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South African Night: The Life, Legacy and Values of Nelson Mandela
“South African Night: The Life, Legacy and Values of Nelson Mandela.” The event will include remarks by South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool; Edward Perkins, the first black U.S. ambassador to be sent to South Africa from 1986 to 1989; a panel discussion on Mandela’s “Life, Legacy and Values,” followed by a Q&A session, and a tasting of South African wines and cuisine. The panel includes Charlene Smith, the author of the biography, “Mandela: In Celebration of a Great Life,” and a newly published book, “Mandela and America.”
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2012 Fourth Estate Award Dinner Honoring Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward, the Washington Post investigative reporter and editor whose work on the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of an American president, has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, the National Press Club’s most-honored prize. Woodward will receive the award at a gala dinner Friday, Sept. 21. He is the 40th recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field through a lifetime of excellence. Click here to order tickets.
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Silver Owls' Spring Hoot
John Eaton, the great jazz pianist and one of the legendary interpreters of American popular music, will entertain at the April 26 Silver Owls "hoot" in the Ballroom. Eaton, who regularly performs and lectures at such venues as the Smithsonian Institution's Performing Arts jazz series, the Kool Jazz Festival, and Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, is an old friend of the Silver Owls, the organization of National Press Club members who have belonged to the organization for 25 or more years. He is a past recipient of their highest honor, the Order of the Owl. A Yale graduate, Eaton…
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NPC Luncheon with Former Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
Former Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) will discuss the Mental Health Parity Act at a National Press Club luncheon Wednesday, March 14. Authors of the legislation named after the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, they will talk about the challenges surrounding its implementation. The law prohibits health insurance companies from discriminating against those who have a mental illness. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Remarks will begin at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $19 for Club members, $30 for guests of members and $37 for…
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