Search
Displaying results 281 - 290 of 545
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…
Type: Event
“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…
Type: Event
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…
Type: Event
United Methodist Church Leader who survived terrorist attack at the Istanbul Airport
Thomas Kemper, the general secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries, who was in Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport when terrorists attacked, killing 40, will share his deeply emotional experience of that event and the aftermath at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference at 10 a.m. Fri., Aug. 19, in the club’s Murrow Room. Kemper leads Global Ministries, the international mission agency of the United Methodist Church, which has operations and partners in more than 125 countries. As a result of witnessing this terrorist event, he has been inspired to bring together people and bridge…
Type: Event
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…
Type: Event
Celebration of National Ag Day Focuses on the Future of Agriculture and Trade
Trust for America's Health: Promoting Health and Cost Control in States Briefing
Type: Event
Sunshine Week: How to Find and Use Climate Data that Readers Can Trust
In honor of this year's Sunshine Week, reporters and the public are invited to a March 11 evening panel discussion to learn how to obtain and improve coverage of climate data. The National Press Club Journalism Institute and Freedom of the Press Committee have organized a panel of climate science journalists and climate policy researchers to lead this lively discussion. The conversation will take place in the Club's Murrow Room and go from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Registration is required; tickets are free with RSVP. There will be audience Q&A at the end. Participants will learn: What…
Type: Event
Conversation on Deep Poverty
Type: Event
Using Sanctions to Protect Journalists
*Please note the room change to the Murrow Room.* Lawmakers, former senior State Department officials and journalists will gather at the National Press Club on Feb. 11 for a discussion about the growing use of human rights sanctions to protect journalists around the world. The panel discussion “Using Sanctions to Protect Journalists” will take place from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the club's Murrow Room. The event is open to the public. Registration is required and can be completed below. Confirmed panelists at the event, sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute and Club's…
Type: Event
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
Type: Event