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NPC Luncheon with Benjamin Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP
NPC Luncheon with Benjamin Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP
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NPC Luncheon with Walter W. Bettinger, CEO of The Charles Schwab Corporation
Walter W. Bettinger, CEO of The Charles Schwab Corporation, one of the world’s largest investment companies, will tackle issues facing future retirees at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 11. Bettinger, 52, presides over more than $2 trillion in client assets and 1.6 million retirement plan participants. As CEO since October 2008, Schwab leads a workforce of 14,000 full-time employees in 300 offices in United States, London and Hong Kong, and sets strategies that guide the investment and savings of millions of people worldwide. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin promptly at…
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NPC Luncheon with Senator Wendy Davis, TX
Government Public Affairs Offices: More Hindrance Than Help?
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PBS Screening of "JFK" and Panel Discussion
2014 Fourth Estate Award Gala Honoring Charlie Rose
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Richard Dawkins "An Appetite for Wonder"
Pioneering scientist and famous (and/or infamous) thinker Richard Dawkins will discuss his new memoir "An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist" in conversation with Sally Quinn, Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Post’s “On Faith” blog. This is a ticketed event and registration is required. Tickets are $5 for National Press Club members; $10 for the public. The Club-member admission fee is waived with a pre-order of a copy of the book, an option that appears on the ticket form. Limit one member ticket per Club member. All attendees must have a ticket. This event is a fundraiser for…
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"High Tech Low Life" Screening
High Tech, Low Life follows two of China's first citizen-reporters as they document the underside of the country's rapid economic development. A search for truth and fame inspires young vegetable seller "Zola" to report on censored news stories from the cities, while retired businessman "Tiger Temple" makes sense of the past by chronicling the struggles of rural villagers. Land grabs, pollution, rising poverty, local corruption and the growing willingness of ordinary people to speak out are grist for these two bloggers who navigate China's evolving censorship regulations and challenge the…
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An Evening with Shirley Jones
American film legend Shirley Jones will discuss and sign copies of her new book "Shirley Jones: A Memoir." This is a ticketed event and registration is required below. All attendees must have a ticket. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. Shirley Jones is an American film legend of the first order, having starred in Oklahoma!, Carousel, The Music Man, and her Oscar-winning role as a prostitute in Elmer Gantry, long before portraying one of television’s most beloved moms in the iconic 1970s sitcom, The Partridge Family. But…
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NPC Annual Journalism Awards Dinner
The National Press Club's Annual Journalism Awards Dinner will be held on Tuesday, August 6, beginning with a Reception in the Holeman Lounge at 6 p.m., followed by Dinner and a Program at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom. Tickets to this event are $50.00 per person. Reservations are required and MUST be made through Eventbrite. You can reserve your seat and purchase your ticket(s) using the form below.
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An Evening with Rob Paulsen: Tons of Laughs and Autographs!
What do Yakko Warner and Dr. Otto Scratch‘n’sniff of Animaniacs; Pinky of Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain; the classic Raphael and current Donatello of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Carl Wheezer of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius; Bobble of Tinker Bell; and over 250 other animated characters have in common? They are all voiced by Rob Paulsen, award-winning voice actor extraordinaire. With over thirty years of experience in the professional voiceover industry, and over 2,000 half-hours of animation and 1,000 commercial spots to his credit, it’s a guarantee that at some point, you’ve heard Paulsen…
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