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Welcome Home, Jason Rezaian
Photo: Martin Baron/The Washington Post Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian spent 545 days isolated in an Iranian prison, a political hostage unjustly tried and convicted for doing what journalists do across the globe. Now he's free, and the National Press Club will throw a welcome home event on March 14 to celebrate his return. The gathering will double as a way to cheer on our colleague as well as call attention to the challenges faced by journalists everywhere. When: March 14, 7 p.m. -10 p.m.Where: The National Press Club Ballroom, 529 14th St NW, 13th FloorWho: NPC members,…
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'Lost' Speech at The National Press Club
Excerpts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s National Press Club speech will be aired for the first time since they were delivered 53 years ago at a special 7:30 pm event on Tuesday, Jan. 12, in the Club's ballroom. In July 1962 Dr. King became the first African American to speak at the Club. An audio recording was made of the speech and filed away in the Club’s Archives and later transferred to the Library of Congress. No television footage of the speech in its entirety exists. The Club's History and Heritage Committee recently retrieved the recording and found it is of significant historical…
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39th Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night, in partnership with Politics & Prose
The Capitol region’s premiere holiday book event is back for the 39th year! The National Press Club Journalism Institute is once again partnering with landmark local book seller Politics & Prose for a night of pols, pundits and prose. Authors will be on hand to talk to their fans and sign books at this most exciting literary event. Patrons can browse for books at the Club's headquarters from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for NPC and Politics & Prose members; $10 public. Tickets can be purchased at the door. The Book Fair is a fundraiser for The National Press Club Journalism…
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NPC Book Rap: Tom Daschle and Trent Lott "Crisis Point: Why We Must - and How We Can - Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America"
Tom Daschle and Trent Lott will discuss their new book "Crisis Point: Why We Must - and How We Can - Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America" on January 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Conference Rooms. Tom Daschle and Trent Lott are two of the most prominent senators of recent time. Both served in their respective parties' leadership positions from the 1990s into the current century, and they have almost sixty years of service between them. Their congressional tenure saw the Reagan tax cuts, a deadlocked Senate, the Clinton impeachment, 9/11, and the Iraq War. Despite the…
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NPC Luncheon with Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald will address the state of the VA and the continuing efforts to improve services to millions of America’s veterans and their families at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, Nov. 6. McDonald took office on July 29, 2014 amid controversy over reports that dozens of veterans had died while waiting for care from the VA’s hospital system. Internal investigations at the VA identified 35 veterans who died while waiting for care in the Phoenix VHA system.The Press Club luncheon begins promptly at 12:30 p.m. Remarks will begin at 1p.m., followed by a…
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NPC Book Rap: John Norris "Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism"
Join us on the evening of October 15th where John Norris will discuss his new book "Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism" with Dan Balz, Chief Correspondent at The Washington Post and a veteran political reporter moderating the event. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Rooms. Before there was Maureen Dowd or Gail Collins or Molly Ivins, there was Mary McGrory. She was a trailblazing columnist who achieved national syndication and reported from the front lines of American politics for five decades. From her first assignment reporting on the Army–McCarthy hearings to…
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The Kalb Report - Inside Baseball: A Conversation with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred
On January 25, 2015, Rob Manfred became just the tenth person in history to hold the office of Commissioner of Baseball. In the 22nd season opener of The Kalb Report, legendary journalist and lifetime baseball fan Marvin Kalb will explore the beauty, simplicity, complexity, humor and historical significance of Our National Pastime with the man now charged with overseeing the sport and maintaining its integrity. The Kalb Report series is produced jointly by The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs, Harvard University's…
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NPC Book Rap: Kevin Costner "The Explorers Guild: Volume One: A Passage to Shambhala"
Kevin Costner along with co-authors Jon Baird and Rick Ross will discuss their new book "The Explorers Guild" on October 23 at 12:00 p.m. in the Conference Rooms. The Explorers Guild, a clandestine group of adventurers who bravely journey to those places in which light gives way to shadow and reason is usurped by myth. The secrets they seek are hidden in mountain ranges and lost in deserts, buried in the ocean floor and lodged deep in polar ice. The aim of The Explorers Guild: to discover the mysteries that lie beyond the boundaries of the known world. Set against the backdrop of World War I…
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NPC Luncheon with Airline CEOs
The leaders of the nation's three largest airlines will explore what they call unfair international competition at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, May 15. Richard Anderson, Delta Air Lines chief executive, W. Douglas Parker, chairman and chief executive of American Airlines Group, and Jeff Smisek, chairman, president and chief executive of United Airlines, will make a joint appearance at the Club entitled “Restoring Fair Competition to the Skies.” They will argue that billions of dollars of subsidies from the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to their domestic…
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Foreign Policy: Embassies Discuss Their Agenda in the U.S.
Press attachés from Austria, Mexico, Ecuador and Sweden will talk about their communications strategy in the U.S. and answer questions regarding the benefits and challenges of the modern communication methods, including social media, during a 6:30 p.m. panel on April 8 in the National Press Club’s conference room. Moderated, on-the record discussion will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience. Tickets are free for NPC members and $5 for non-members. Pre-registration required. This panel is organized by the International Correspondents Committee. For more information about this…
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