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NPC Headliners Luncheon with NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci
Livestream will begin 7/18 at 1:00pm ET. This past year’s flu season killed more children than any other non-pandemic year on record, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier this year. As the world marks the 100-year anniversary of the Spanish flu pandemic, which killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide in 1918, the push for the development of a universal flu vaccine capable of addressing future pandemics is gaining ground – most notably with the appropriations of an additional $40 million to the National Institute of Allergy and…
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A "Clear+Vivid" Conversation with Actor Alan Alda
Award-winning actor, screenwriter and director Alan Alda has been an ever-present fixture on both the small screen and the silver screen for the better half of the last century. His signature wry wit and charm has endeared him to multiple generations of fans – from those who knew him best as Hawkeye Pierce on the classic TV series M*A*S*H to his Academy Award-nominated performance opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in the film “The Aviator,” and his celebrated performances on shows like “30 Rock” and “The Blacklist.” Alda’s transcendent appeal and ability to connect with others lies at the heart of…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with Miss America Chairwoman Gretchen Carlson & CEO Regina Hopper
Livestream will begin 7/24 at 1:00pm ET. The 2019 Miss America pageant is getting a much-needed make-over to more accurately reflect today’s modern American women. This, according to Gretchen Carlson, chairwoman of the Miss America board of directors, who announced this morning on “Good Morning America” that the event will be considered a competition from this point forward, not a pageant, and will no longer feature a swimsuit portion. Contestants will “no longer [be judged] on their outward physical appearance,” said Carlson, and the competition will be more welcoming and inclusive of “…
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Cocktails, Conversation & Songs with "Madame Secretary" Actor Erich Bergen
Erich Bergen, who currently stars as Blake Moran on the CBS drama, Madam Secretary, will discuss his role as a Washington insider on the television series as well as sing a selection of songs at a special National Press Club Headliners event at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, in the club’s Fourth Estate Room. In addition to his work in broadcast television, Bergen is known for his performance on stage and screen as Bob Gaudio in the Clint Eastwood-directed musical film, Jersey Boys, reprising his performance from the theatre production. Earlier this month, it was announced that Bergen would take on…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) on the Nation's Pension Crisis
Livestream will begin 4/12 at 12:45pm ET. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who has been sounding the alarm on a pending pension crisis and was named as the co-chair of the newly-formed Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The pension plans of 1.5 million workers and retirees nationwide are facing shortfalls and are at risk of insolvency in the coming decade. The Joint Select Committee, which was created by Congress in February as part of the recent budget compromise, is…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Panera Bread Founder Ron Shaich
Livestream will begin 4/26 at 1:00pm ET. In 2017 Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich took the company he had once proudly taken public in the early 1990s off the public stock exchange and stepped down as its CEO. Shaich did this, he said, to protect the fast-casual empire and its more than one hundred thousand employees from falling prey to the pressures of shareholders chasing short-term profits. On Friday, April 26, Shaich will deliver a speech at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon detailing why he believes Wall Street’s fixation on short-term profits has led to greater social…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Jill Abramson - "Merchants of Truth"
Award-winning journalist Jill Abramson, former executive editor of The New York Times, will deliver an insider’s look at the transformation of journalism and the business of news at a Headliners breakfast conversation on Feb. 14 at 9 a.m. in the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Restaurant. Abramson will discuss and sign her new book, “Merchants of Truth: The Business of News and the Fight for Facts.” Doors open with a light breakfast of assorted pastries, coffee and tea at 8:30 a.m. The program will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Tickets cost $10 for members and $15 for non-members. When…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Admiral Karl L. Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
Livestream will begin 12/6 at 1:00pm ET. As climate change continues to erode seasonal ice coverage in the Arctic, access through the Northwest Passage continues to expand, opening up greater possibilities for scientific exploration and international trade. With just two aging icebreaker vessels currently capable of navigating this expanding frontier (compared with Russia’s fleet of 41 icebreaking ships), the U.S. Coast Guard has made continued pleas to Congress to appropriate adequate funds to build a new heavy polar ship and expand America’s polar icebreaker fleet. On Thursday,…
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