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NPC Luncheon with Ted Leonsis
Ted Leonsis, majority owner of the NHL’s Washington Capitals and the NBA’s Washington Wizards and one of the most powerful figures in Washington sports and business, will address the National Press Club at a luncheon, July 13. Leonsis, who made his fortune at AOL, has transformed the Capitals into one of the most exciting teams in hockey, led by superstar Alex Ovechkin. Still the team has consistently fallen short in the playoffs. Long- suffering Wizards fans are hopeful he can at least get the basketball team back to the postseason. The National Press Club luncheon will begin promptly at…
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2011 State of the First Amendment Survey
The First Amendment Center, in partnership with the National Press Club, Freedom Forum and the American Society of News Editors, will release results of its 2011 State of the First Amendment Survey on Tuesday, July 12, at 12:30 pm in the National Press Club Conference Rooms. The presentation will be given by Ken Paulson, ASNE president and First Amendment Center chief executive officer. The authoritative survey, which has explored public perspectives on First Amendment freedoms for the past 14 years, will focus on public attitudes toward a free press, the credibility of various news media and…
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NPC Luncheon with Gen. James Jones
Gen. James L. Jones, former United States National Security Advisor for the Obama Administration and a retired four-star general, will address the National Press Club at a luncheon on Monday, May 16. Gen. Jones will speak on the impact of Osama bin Laden's death on Al-Qaeda, as well as on the United States' relationship with Pakistan. He also will discuss the strategic goals of the United States in the changing Middle East, especially in Libya, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Northern Africa. Gen. Jones served as the 32nd Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps and Supreme Allied…
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NPC Luncheon with Ted Turner and T. Boone Pickens
Ted Turner, chairman of Ted Turner Enterprises and CNN founder, will join T. Boone Pickens, founder of BP Capitol, to debate American energy policy during a joint luncheon, Tuesday, April 19. Pickens will outline his “Pickens Plan” to reduce America’s dependence on Middle East oil through alternate energy sources, such as wind, solar power, and natural gas. Turner will discuss renewable solar energy, including his recent solar projects in New Mexico and Atlanta, as well as nuclear disarmament and global politics. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. with the speeches beginning at 1 p.m. and…
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NPC Luncheon with Vivian Schiller, President and CEO, NPR
At a March 7th National Press Club Luncheon, NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller will discuss NPR’s vision for the future of public radio and the achievements of NPR’s member stations. She also will present her case for continued public support for the 40-year-old media organization. Despite recent rounds of cost cutting, NPR’s audience growth continues to break records. More people than ever use public radio in more ways - commuters listen in traffic, joggers stream audio from their mobiles, and readers go to the web or their iPad for the latest on global events and world music. Luncheon…
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NPC Luncheon with Harry Shearer, Comedian
Harry Shearer, famed voice of “The Simpsons,” “Saturday Night Live” comic, radio host of “Le Show,” and star of the film “This is Spinal Tap,” will accuse the national press of perpetuating media myths in major news coverage at a National Press Club luncheon March 14. Shearer says he hopes to “enhance the feeling of shame among practitioners” in the press, whom he says have a “blindness to accuracy.” He will argue that the nation’s top editors and producers are “notoriously herd-oriented,cling to first-draft versions of news stories, and are reluctant to adjust news narratives when new…
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NPC Luncheon with Ben Bernanke, Chairman, Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, will address the National Press Club at a luncheon on February 3, 2011. The head of the Federal Reserve is often called the “second most powerful position in the country.” Bernanke has steered the economy through the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression and will discuss the burgeoning economic recovery. This luncheon is open only to National Press Club members and their guests. The National Press Club luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and remarks will begin just after 1:00 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer…
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Religion and the Press Series: "The Vatican and The Holocaust"
The National Press Club Events Committee will present the second program of its series on the role of religion in the press on Wednesday January 12, 2011 at 7 p.m. Gary Krupp, founder of the Pave the Way Foundation will speak about the Vatican, the Holocaust, and whether Pope Pius XII was Hitler’s Pope or actually a Jewish savior. The illumination of Krupp’s perspective will help reporters in their own coverage of the Vatican and stories regarding the Papacy. Krupp will help reporters understand the background of the topic in order to help them expand current coverage. The program will run…
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NPC General Membership Meeting
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Address the National Press Club
Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, will talk about accelerating innovation to help meet our energy and climate goals at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, November 29. As United States Secretary of Energy, Chu, is charged with helping implement President Obama’s agenda to invest in clean and renewable energy, end the nation’s addiction to foreign oil and address the global climate crisis. Chu was co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1997. Prior to his appointment, Chu was director of DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and professor of physics and molecular and cell biology…
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