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NPC Virtual Headliners Book Event: Nikita Stewart, "Troop 6000"
New York Times reporter Nikita Stewart will discuss her year with Troop 6000, the first Girl Scout troop founded by and for girls living in a homeless shelter in Queens, N.Y., at a virtual NPC Headliners book event on Thursday, May 21 at 3 p.m. Stewart is the author of “TROOP 6000: The Girl Scout Troop That Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World,” which is available for sale on Tuesday, May 19. She will be interviewed by National Press Club President Michael Freedman in an online event open to the public. Freedman will also take questions from the audience. Send your questions here:…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: American Nurses Association President Dr. Ernest Grant
American Nurses Association President Dr. Ernest Grant, who called nurses “warriors without armor” in their fight against COVID-19, will participate in a live fireside chat on Friday, May 15. Dr. Grant will discuss the role of nurses in the global pandemic and his priorities for 2020, "The International Year of the Nurse." This special Newsmaker event will be delivered via livestream as part of the National Press Club’s Virtual Newsmaker series. A recent survey conducted by the ANA of more than 20,000 nurses nationwide found that 66% of American nurses lacked the necessary personal protective…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack
Thomas J. Vilsack, the 32nd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, will speak at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event at 2 p.m. Friday, March 26. Secretary Vilsack was confirmed on February 23, 2021 to lead the Department of Agriculture – a role in which he served for eight years under President Barack Obama. He is the second longest serving agriculture secretary. Vilsack is slated to speak about some of his priorities for the coming term including transforming America’s food system, creating fairer markets for producers, ensuring equity, developing new income opportunities with climate…
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NPC Virtual Opening Day with Fred Frommer & Phil Hochberg
Welcome the start of the 2021 baseball season by tuning in to a virtual Headliners book event with author Fred Frommer and former Washington Senators announcer Phil Hochberg on April 1 at 2 p.m. Frommer, former AP reporter and author of “You Gotta Have Heart: Washington Baseball from Walter Johnson to the 2019 World Series Champion Nationals," and Hochberg, now a Washington lawyer who represents sports leagues, will discuss the relationship U.S. presidents have with baseball. Past NPC President Michael Freedman will moderate the event. President William Howard Taft was the first president to…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: John Woodrow Cox, "Children Under Fire"
John Woodrow Cox, whose series for The Washington Post on the impact of gun violence on children in America was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, will discuss his new book “Children Under Fire: An American Crisis,” at a National Press Club Headliners virtual book event at 2 p.m. Monday, April 12. According to a study published in the medical journal Pediatrics, firearm-related fatalities are one of the top three causes of death for children 17 and under in the United States, taking more young American lives annually than childhood cancers and other medical conditions. Thousands of…
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Virtual Senior Professional Roundtable for Communicators and Journalists
The National Press Club Communicators’ Team invites all NPC Members to our Virtual Senior Professional Roundtable for Communicators and Journalists. During COVID-19, our regular in-person dinners will be virtual and change to “Make Your Own Cocktail” Zoom sessions at no cost to NPC members. Our next virtual gathering will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Participation is limited to 30 members. Join us for another lively discussion with fellow senior communications leaders on current topics that we all face in our function and profession. By sharing our…
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Hostage Aid Worldwide Launch Event
Hostage Aid Worldwide (HAW), in participation with the James Foley Legacy Foundation, invites you to its upcoming launch event that will host a number of renowned panelists and former hostages to discuss the increasing threat of hostage taking globally and ways to intercept the hostage business model with a focus on JCPOA and international hostage conventions. Event Hosted by Nazanin Boniandi, Actress & Amnesty International UK Ambassador Featured Keynote Speakers Senator Jeanne Shaheen Congressman Ted Deutch Diane Foley, President and Founder, James Foley Legacy Foundation
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), lead House manager of the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump, will speak Monday, March 8 at 2 p.m. at a National Press Club virtual Headliner event. Raskin will discuss how the United States can move forward amid polarized politics. The one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel as part of the National Press Club’s Virtual Headliner series, and is accessible to both the press and general public free-of-charge. Opening remarks from Raskin will be followed by a moderated question-and-answer session. Viewers may…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna
Mercy Corps CEO, Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, will address the humanitarian mission and efforts to protect the world’s most vulnerable communities during a global pandemic at a National Press Club Headliners Virtual Newsmaker event at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 25. With nearly 6,000 team members, Mercy Corps serves in more than 40 countries, including conflict zones and difficult access areas. It is one of the largest non-governmental aid organizations that is working to meet the needs in Syria – now in its 10th year of sustained conflict. Mercy Corps’ COVID-specific response has reached more than 15…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Lisa Napoli, "Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie"
NPR Journalists Susan Stamberg, Nina Totenberg and Linda Wertheimer will join author Lisa Napoli to discuss her new book “Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR" at a National Press Club virtual Headliners Book and Author webcast at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 29. The one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers are invited to submit their questions for Napoli, Stamberg, Totenberg and Wertheimer in advance or during the…
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