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NPC Children's Book Rap: George Washington & The Magic Hat
Travel back in time to meet George Washington during a magical morning for the whole family at the National Press Club. On Saturday, Aug. 27 at 11 a.m., the NPC's Book and Author Committee will present a family-friendly Book Rap with Deborah Kalb, author of The President and Me: George Washington and The Magic Hat. The Book Rap is $5 for Press Club members, $10 for non-members. All children are free. This event is a fundraiser for the non-profit National Press Club Journalism Institute so no outside books or memorabilia are allowed. The book, targeted to youngsters seven and up, tells the…
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The Kalb Report - A Conversation with Cokie Roberts on Democracy, Politics, and the Press
Livestream will begin at 8pm ET on April 1 Having spent more than 40 years in broadcast journalism, having grown up in a family dedicated to public service, and having been named a “living legend” by the Library of Congress, Cokie Roberts is uniquely qualified to provide context and perspective on today’s hyper-partisan politics, the current media landscape, and their combined impact on the state of our democracy. On April 1, 2019, Roberts, who has been a mainstay of NPR since 1978 and ABC News since 1988, will join moderator Marvin Kalb at the National Press Club as part of the 25th…
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RFK: His Words for Our Times with Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Rick Allen
NPC Pub Quiz
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Conversation on Deep Poverty
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Jean Case - "Be Fearless"
In her new book, “Be Fearless: 5 Principles for a Life of Breakthroughs and Purpose,” Jean Case, Chairman of the National Geographic Society and CEO of the Case Foundation, draws from her own life’s journey and success stories of ordinary entrepreneurs to explain why - particularly in today’s crowded marketplace of ideas and information - it pays to be fearless. Case will share tips and inspiration at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Wednesday, February 27 at 6:30 p.m. This event will take place in the Club’s conference rooms and will feature a presentation by the author, an…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Andy Parker - "For Alison"
On August 26, 2015 reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward of CBS affiliate WDBJ7 in Roanoke, Virginia were shot and killed while conducting a live television interview for WDBJ’s morning news program, Mornin’. Later that same day Andy Parker, shattered and shaken by the sudden loss of his young daughter Alison, went on Fox News to deliver a solemn promise: to do “whatever it takes to end gun violence in America.” From that day forward, Mr. Parker has worked tirelessly alongside activists like Astronaut Mark Kelly and Michael Bloomberg as an outspoken advocate for national gun…
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State of Space 2019
State of Space 2019 Program Presenters: Keynote remarks – Tom Zeilbor, CEO, The Space Foundation Industry Panel Moderator: Jeanne Meserve, Principal, Jeanne Meserve Inc. Panelists:• Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Senior Vice President, Inmarsat • Allen Herbert, Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, NanoRacks• Andrew Rush, President & CEO, Made in Space• Courtney Stadd, Director, Government Affairs, Vector-Launch RSVP - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-state-of-space-2019-tickets-54375360166
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USEA 15th Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum
USEA begins each calendar year with its widely- recognized State of the Energy Industry Forum. The Forum brings together distinguished leaders from the most influential energy trade associations to share their outlook and to discuss dynamic issues facing the energy industry in the new year. 15TH ANNUAL STATE OF THE ENERGYINDUSTRY FORUM JANUARY 24, 2019 10:30 AM – 5:00 PMNATIONAL PRESS CLUB, WASHINGTON, DC Advance registration required. https://www.usea.org/event/15th-annual-state-energy-industry-forum.
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Dorothy Butler Gilliam - "Trailblazer"
Livestream will begin 1/24 at 6:30pm ET. New Date Legendary civil rights journalist and activist Dorothy Butler Gilliam will share her aptly titled new memoir, "Trailblazer: A Pioneering Journalist's Fight to Make the Media Look More Like America," at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Thursday, January 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the Club’s Zenger Room. Gilliam’s more than 60-year-career in journalism began in the segregated South where she made a name for herself reporting on the integration of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas for the Tri-State Defender. In 1961 she became the first…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Jason Rezaian & his new memoir "Prisoner"
Livestream will begin 2/11 at 7:00pm ET. The Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian, recipient of the National Press Club’s 2015 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, will share his highly-anticipated memoir "Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison—Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out," at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Monday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Club’s Ballroom. Rezaian was serving as Tehran bureau chief for the Washington Post in July 2014 when he was arrested by Iranian police, accused of…
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