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NPC Breakfast with Actor/Humanitarian Gary Sinise
Actor/Humanitarian Gary Sinise will address an NPC Speakers Breakfast on Tuesday, June 16. Sinise will discuss his advocacy for America's servicemen and women through the Gary Sinise Foundation. Sinise will be in Washington to receive the 2015 Service to America Leadership Award from the NAB Education Foundation (NABEF). Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m., with remarks beginning at 9 a.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 10 am. Tickets cost $23 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase 2 tickets at this rate) and $37 for all other non-member tickets. For…
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NPC Luncheon with Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon May 22. Keillor, host of the Minnesota Public Radio nationally syndicated radio show, will a current-events-related speech titled "Fifteen Things That Need to Happen Tomorrow." Keillor returns to the Press Club for the first time since 1994 before appearing at the. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts on the evening of May 22. Keillor is a humorist, storyteller and author, bringing to life beloved characters from the fictional Lake Wobegon, an imaginary town in Minnesota that National…
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2015 Fourth Estate Award Honoring Gwen Ifill
Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" and co-anchor and managing editor of the "PBS NewsHour" has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, the National Press Club's most-honored prize. Ifill will receive the award at a gala dinner on Thursday, Oct. 15. She is the 43rd recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field through a lifetime of excellence. The National Press Club Board of Governors voted to give Ifill the award. "Gwen Ifill embodies the core values of journalism at…
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Communicators Breakfast: Learn how to counsel your spokespeople
Communications training consultant Ed Barks will show how you can guide your executives toward becoming better spokespeople at the Communicators Breakfast on Wednesday, May 13 at 8:30 a.m. in the Truman Lounge. Admission is free for NPC members and $10 for guests, who must be accompanied by a member, and includes continental breakfast starting at 8 a.m. Barks is the author of “The Truth About Public Speaking: The Three Keys to Great Presentations.” He has taught nearly 5,000 executives how to sharpen both their message and their communications skills. During his presentation, “Your…
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NPC Luncheon with Barry Trotz, Coach, Washington Capitals
Capitals Coach Barry Trotz will discuss the performance of Washington's NHL franchise after his first year at the helm and will look ahead to next season at a National Press Club luncheon Wednesday, July 8. Trotz is completing his first season with the Capitals after leading the Nashville Predators for 15 seasons. He ranks third all-time in both games coached and wins with a single franchise. No stranger to the region, Trotz spent five seasons as coach of the Capitals’ primary developmental affiliate in the American Hockey League. He became coach of the Baltimore Skipjacks in 1992 after one…
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Baseball Opening Day
After a long, cold winter baseball is back! The Nats' home opener is Monday, April 6, and five of the six large HD TV sets in the Truman Lounge will be turned to the game starting at 4pm. The Orioles’ opening game is the same day and at the request of O's fans, one of the sets will tuned to that game starting at 3pm. Whichever team you root for, drop by to cheer it on and enjoy traditional baseball food along with the full Reliable Source menu and happy hour specials.
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NPC Dinner with Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will speak at a National Press Club dinner April 16. Ban, who succeeded Kofi Annan in 2007 and won a re-election in 2011, will become the sixth UN secretary-general to speak at the NPC. The event will follow the typical NPC luncheon format, except that it will be a dinner. The event will begin with a VIP reception at 6 p.m. Club members wishing to attend the reception must RSVP to [email protected] no later than 48 hours before the event. Space may be limited. Dinner tickets are required for admission to the reception. Dinner will be served…
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Powerful Documentary Screening Tour Addressing Veteran Re-integration
The Washington, DC premiere of the new documentary, "That Which I Love Destroys Me", followed by a panel discussion will take place on May 18th at 7:00 p.m. in the Ballroom. The film screening is free and open to the public but registration is required. Refreshments will also be served. “That Which I Love Destroys Me” offers a candid look at veteran re-integration issues through the eyes of two Special Operations veterans –Tyler Grey and Jayson Floyd – and charts their journey of as they rebuild relationships after coming home. The documentary is a part of Participant Media’s year-long,…
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NPC Luncheon with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Author
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a best-selling author and outspoken critic of radical Islam, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on April 7. The topic of her presentation will be "Clash of Civilizations: ISIS, Islam, and the West." The luncheon comes two weeks after publication of her latest book, “Heretic: The Case for a Muslim Reformation,” copies of which will be available for sale and autographing after the luncheon. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm, with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets are $23 for National Press Club…
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