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NPC Luncheon with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 21. She plans to focus on the environmental and public health legacy of the Obama Administration, with an emphasis on efforts to combat the global effects of climate change. Under McCarthy's leadership, the EPA helped penalize Volkswagen for cheating on diesel emissions, advocated for regulations to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, promoted a sweeping federal rule to cut carbon dioxide emission from power plants and worked to expand federal authority under the Clean Water Act. McCarthy…
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NPC Luncheon with Basketball Legend & Author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and the author of more than a dozen books, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, Oct. 17. Abdul-Jabbar was the NBA’s MVP six times over during the 20 seasons he played for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. He was a member of six championship teams and was named an All-Star a record 19 times. After he retired from his playing career, Abdul-Jabbar became a successful author, publishing graphic novels and books on African-American history. His latest work, “Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality…
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NPC Luncheon with WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo
World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo will speak at a National Press Club Speakers luncheon on Friday, Oct. 7. Azevêdo became the sixth Director-General of the WTO in September 2013. In a statement earlier this week, the WTO said that world trade will grow more slowly than expected in 2016. Azevêdo said the forecast is “serious and should serve as a wake-up call.” He called it “particularly concerning in the context of growing anti-globalization sentiment.” Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session…
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John Cosgrove Can't Wait To Be 100
He is part of the legend of the National Press Club, our oldest living president and on Monday evening, September 26, you are invited to help him party like its 2018! The Ballroom will be in full swing that night to celebrate our own John Cosgrove as he turns 98 with the "Can’t Wait To Be 100" Birthday Party. The event is not to be missed and will be a fundraiser for the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Tickets are $50 per person. The party will include an open bar, wonderful appetizers and an entertaining program! Doors open at 5:30 pm. Program begins at 6:15 pm with a color guard…
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NPC Luncheon with US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will discuss the ongoing debate in Congress over the House and Senate defense bills at a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday, September 15. In his speech entitled "Dulling the Edge: How Congress Risks Undermining the Finest Fighting Force the World Has Ever Known,” Carter will elaborate on his concerns over some of the proposals under consideration. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $24 for National Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase 2 tickets at…
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“Politicians vs. Press” Spelling Bee
Livestream will begin at 7:15pm EDT. Sponsored by The relationship between members of Congress and the journalists who cover them can be testy at times, but on September 21, 2016 it will be all fun and games as lawmakers and reporters square off in the Politicians vs. Press Spelling Bee at the legendary National Press Club in downtown Washington. 2013 champion Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) leveraged his Press Club Spelling Bee victory into a 2016 vice presidential nomination. 2015 victor Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) will be back to defend his title this year against fellow lawmakers and a rejuvenated…
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Candidates for Teamsters Union Top Offices to Face-Off in a one time only Debate
A week prior to the Labor Day weekend, candidates for the top offices of the Teamsters Union will debate each other at a special National Press Club Newsmaker. Fred Zuckerman, candidate for General President on the Teamsters United Slate, will face Ken Hall, candidate for General Secretary-Treasurer on the Hoffa-Hall 2016 Slate, in the club’s Ballroom, at 6:30 pm, Aug 25. This will be the only election debate between the candidates. The 1.4 million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) has been required to have direct election of its top officers since it came under federal…
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The Kalb Report - A Conversation with Cokie Roberts on Democracy, Politics, and the Press
Livestream will begin at 8pm ET on April 1 Having spent more than 40 years in broadcast journalism, having grown up in a family dedicated to public service, and having been named a “living legend” by the Library of Congress, Cokie Roberts is uniquely qualified to provide context and perspective on today’s hyper-partisan politics, the current media landscape, and their combined impact on the state of our democracy. On April 1, 2019, Roberts, who has been a mainstay of NPR since 1978 and ABC News since 1988, will join moderator Marvin Kalb at the National Press Club as part of the 25th…
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Conversation on Deep Poverty
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State of Space 2019
State of Space 2019 Program Presenters: Keynote remarks – Tom Zeilbor, CEO, The Space Foundation Industry Panel Moderator: Jeanne Meserve, Principal, Jeanne Meserve Inc. Panelists:• Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Senior Vice President, Inmarsat • Allen Herbert, Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, NanoRacks• Andrew Rush, President & CEO, Made in Space• Courtney Stadd, Director, Government Affairs, Vector-Launch RSVP - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-state-of-space-2019-tickets-54375360166
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