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NPC Newsmaker with Radio Caracas Television CEO Marcel Granier
On Thursday, May 18, at 10 a.m., the National Press Club will hold a Newsmaker news conference with the CEO of Venezuela’s Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), Marcel Granier, in the club’s Bloomberg Room. Venezuela is in the midst of a political and economic crisis. Despite having the world’s largest oil reserves, Venezuela is experiencing hyperinflation and a deep recession. Prices rose by 800 percent in 2016, with the International Monetary Fund predicting inflation could hit 2,200 percent by the end of 2017. Over the past two months, hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the…
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NPC Luncheon with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Monday, June 19. General Dunford, the 19th Joint Chiefs chairman, will discuss a number of important issues facing the U.S. military including the latest strategy for defeating the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, challenges from North Korea, cyber warfare, weapons acquisition, and recruiting and strengthening U.S. alliances. As the senior military officer in the United States, General Dunford is the principal military advisor to the president,…
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“Your Health: A Sacred Matter” DC Premiere and Panel Discussion
The new documentary “Your Health: A Sacred Matter” will premiere in Washington, DC at the National Press Club on Tuesday, May 23. The film focuses on how the medical profession is not only looking to the origins of medicine in order to move forward, by re-integrating religiously based tenets into the healing process, but also responding to contemporary research findings that support earlier accepted wisdom. View the film trailer here: https://vimeo.com/189669825 and learn more about the film here: yourhealthasacredmatter.com Doors open at 6p.m. with a cash bar and light refreshments. The film…
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Exclusive DC Premiere of DANGER CLOSE - Screening and Q&A with war reporter Alex Quade
Exclusive DC Premiere of DANGER CLOSE Screening and Q&A With War Reporter Alex Quade When: Tuesday, April 18th at 6.30pm DC premiere screening at the National Press Club of Danger Close followed by question and answer session with war reporter Alex Quade. The movie hits theaters on April 28; see the film before everyone else. Danger Close is the third installation of the Heroes of Valor Collection along with The Hornet's Nest and Citizen Soldier. About the film: DANGER CLOSE is a documentary that follows Edward R. Murrow Award-winning female war reporter Alex Quade and her mission to tell…
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NPC Luncheon with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
Just beyond the halfway-mark in President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will give a major address at a National Press Club Luncheon on April 4, assessing opportunities around trade and infrastructure that could create jobs, as well as possible threats to workers' rights. President Trumka will talk about the labor movement's strategy to create a unifying agenda for working families, and the importance of ensuring that all workers - union and non-union - have the right to bargain collectively for better wages and working conditions. Since 2009,…
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NPC Luncheon with IRS Commissioner John Koskinen
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on April 5, less than two weeks before the tax filing deadline. Koskinen is also expected to talk about how budget cuts to federal agencies like the IRS, will affect the agency's ability to operate effectively. It is also anticipated that he will receive questions related to the proposed changes to the tax code. Koskinen has led the IRS since Dec. 2013. The agency, with an $11.2 billion budget, collects $3.3 trillion in tax revenue each year, and employs 80,000 workers. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with…
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The Kalb Report - The Fight for Freedom of the Press
Livestream will begin April 8 at 12:00pm ET. About the Program: The White House has launched an all-out war against the press terming several news organizations, including CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, and The New York Times, the “enemy of the American people,” and their work, “fake news.” The president’s chief strategist has called the press “the opposition party” and has said the media should “keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.” On Saturday, April 8, CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Washington Post political reporter David Fahrenthold join Marvin Kalb to discuss coverage of the new…
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NPC Newsmaker with Actors' Equity President Kate Shindle
President Donald Trump has called for deep cuts in domestic programs to fund a proposed $54 billion increase in defense spending and $10 billion for a border wall with Mexico. Some in the Congress and the administration have said that those cuts should include defunding the National Endowment for the Arts and its $149 million annual budget. Kate Shindle, President of the Actors’ Equity Association, representing 50,000 stage actors and stage managers across the nation, says NEA grants not only create jobs in the theatre but foster jobs in restaurants and hospitality, retail and transportation…
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National Commander of the American Legion Charles E. Schmidt
Charles E. Schmidt, the National Commander of The American Legion, the nation’s largest Veterans organization, will discuss ways that the Trump Administration and Congress can improve the delivery of benefits to the country’s more than 20 million veterans at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference, 10 a.m., Wed., Feb. 22 in the club’s Bloomberg Room. On March 1 Schmidt will testify before a joint session of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs. He also is expected to meet with the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin during his visit to Washington. Schmidt,…
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NPC Luncheon with Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will deliver a major speech entitled “Lessons from the New South” at a National Press Club Luncheon on Weds., Sept. 2.Haley is the youngest governor in the country and the first female and first minority governor in South Carolina history. Last year she was re-elected by the largest margin of victory for a South Carolina gubernatorial candidate in 24 years.Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $23 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase two…
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