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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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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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New Report to Detail the Costs of the Financial Crisis
New Report to Detail the Costs of the Financial Crisis (Washington, DC) – Better Markets, Inc., a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit organization that promotes the public interest in the U.S. and global financial markets will release a new report detailing the costs of the financial crisis at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 12, 2012, National Press Building, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C. Dennis M. Kelleher, president and chief executive officer of Better Markets, Inc., will present the report’s findings which detail the cost of the…
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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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OECD Economic Survey
OECD Economic Survey of the United States News conference with Richard Boucher, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) deputy secretary-general and Karen Kornbluh, U.S. ambassador to the OECD Tuesday, June 26, 10 a.m. National Press Club, Washington, D.C. What: The OECD Economic Survey of the United States provides an in-depth analysis of the U.S. economy and offers policy recommendations to promote sustainable economic growth and employment. The survey also explores policy options to reduce income inequality and poverty. A special chapter in this year’s report is…
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Rick Jacobs
California’s Millionaire’s Tax – Is it a Model for the Nation?Featuring Rick Jacobs,Courage Campaign founder and chairman10 a.m. June 12, Zenger Room In November, California voters will decide whether taxes should be raised on individuals who earn more than $250,000 per year, in an effort to boost funding for schools and social programs, as well as to retire the state’s $16 billion deficit. Will California’s vote serve as a model for those in state and federal government who want to increase revenue? Will the California vote influence the debate over eliminating the Bush-era tax cuts on high-…
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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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The Kalb Report
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