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NPC 15th Annual Civil War Trip at Gettysburg National Military Park
FreedomWorks Socialized Medicine Press Conference
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State of Black America
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Dionne Warwick at "What the World Needs Now" Screening & Dinner
Please join us for a special, private screening of the PBS Television Special: “What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David” scheduled for the evening of Monday, May 20th, 2019. There will be a “Conversation with Special Guests” immediately following the screening, hosted by NPC President, Alison Fitzgerald. Special in-person guests will include the fabulous Dionne Warwick and noted songwriter, Valerie Simpson (“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”), both of whom are featured in the PBS TV show. Don’t miss this trip down memory lane as these two ladies share their very personal stories about one…
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Event Horizon Telescope Project
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The Kalb Report - A Conversation with Astronaut Michael Collins
Livestream will begin 4/15 at 7:00pm ET. In 1865, Jules Verne wrote the science fiction novel “From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around it.” Nearly 105 years later, Michael Collins “lived” what Jules Verne could only imagine. In July of 1969, against the backdrop of the raging war in Vietnam and the social upheaval in American society, the eyes of the world turned skyward as three American astronauts roared their way toward history. In what has been described as the greatest technological achievement of the 20th century, Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins…
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Census Day 2019 Press Briefing
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2018 Silver Owls Spring Hoot
Tom Toles, the Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post, will headline the Silver Owls’ Spring Hoot at 6 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 26, in the National Press Club Ballroom. He also will sing and play the drums with his rock band, the Suspicious Package. This will be his and the band’s second appearance at a Hoot. The last time, in 2015, was a sellout, so early reservations are recommended. The Hoot is open to all Press Club members and their guests. Tickets are $35, which covers one of the club’s superb sit-down dinners, preceded by a cash bar. Reservations can be made at…
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"50 Years of 60 Minutes" with Executive Producer Jeff Fager & Correspondent Bill Whitaker
“Good evening. This is 60 Minutes.” That’s how Harry Reasoner opened the very first episode of 60 Minutes on a Tuesday evening back in September of 1968. By CBS News’ own admission, the initial reviews of the broadcast were mixed, with Daily Variety proclaiming the program would “have to do better.” Now 50 years, 20 Peabody Awards and 145 News and Documentary Emmy honors later, it is one of the most successful programs in television history. On Tuesday, March 27, 60 Minutes Executive Producer Jeff Fager, who tutored under the show’s legendary creator Don Hewitt before succeeding him in 2004,…
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NPC Headliners Film Screening: Christy Turlington Burns, "Giving Birth in America"
Christy Turlington Burns, founder & CEO of the nonprofit Every Mother Counts, will discuss U.S. maternal health challenges, as well as legislation she is encouraging Congress to pass to improve access to maternity care for American women at a special film screening at the National Press Club on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2018 at 5 p.m. in the club’s Ballroom. The newsmaker event will begin with a screening of two short films from the Every Mother Count’s series, “Giving Birth in America,” that demonstrate the challenges pregnant women and mothers are facing in the United States,…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with Five-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky
Livestream will begin 3/26 at 1:00pm ET. As the 2018 Winter Olympics conclude, all eyes will turn to the 2020 Summer games in Tokyo. Katie Ledecky, one of the best female swimmers in the history of the sport, will share what life is like as a student at Stanford University and discuss her plans for future competition at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, March 26, 2018. At just 20 years old, Ledecky has already competed in two Olympic Games (London in 2012 and Rio in 2016) and is the proud winner of five Olympic gold medals and 14 World Championship titles. She holds…
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