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NPC Headliners Luncheon with NEA President Lily Eskelsen García
As more than 50 million public school students head back to classrooms across the country, National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen García will assess the Trump education agenda and its potential impact on students and public schools at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon September 8. Eskelsen García’s address to the club comes at a time when the U.S. Department of Education, under the leadership of Secretary Betsy DeVos, is seeking to expand efforts to privatize public education and roll back student protections. Eskelsen García will offer not only a critique of…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with Amtrak CEO Charles Moorman
The President and CEO of Amtrak, Charles W. "Wick" Moorman IV, will discuss the challenges facing America’s passenger rail system and the changes to come at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Wednesday, July 12. Moorman’s speech will focus on the renovation of New York’s Penn Station and other needed infrastructure projects, as Congress considers President Trump’s pledge to invest $1 trillion in infrastructure. Moorman became Amtrak’s president and chief executive officer effective Sept. 1, 2016. He is the tenth executive to lead America's Railroad since the company began…
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NPC Luncheon with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will discuss "Moving Forward in Chicago" including new initiatives for education and other programs at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Tuesday, June 20th at 12:30 p.m. Mayor Emanuel says he wants to guarantee the future success of students by requiring public high-school seniors to provide a college or trade school acceptance letter, proof of military enlistment or a job offer in order to graduate. Emanuel is serving his second term as the mayor of the nation’s third-largest city with an estimated population of more than 2.7 million. Before assuming…
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Conversations with Women who Lead: Women in Media
Join National Press Club members Eleanor Clift, Marilyn Geewax, and Michele Salcedo as they participate in a panel “Conversations with women who lead: Women in Media” coordinated with the Mayor’s Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 28 in the ballroom. Salcedo, the Club’s membership secretary and a desk editor at the Associated Press, will moderate the panel with Geewax, a former member of the Club’s board of governors and a business editor at NPR, and Clift, now a writer at the Daily Beast. Helena Andrews, co-editor of The Reliable Source at the Washington…
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NPC Luncheon with Pfizer CEO Ian Read
Pfizer Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Ian Read will discuss a number of important issues including healthcare reform, access to innovative healthcare solutions and the crucial role played by the pharmaceutical industry at a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday, March 23. 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 $25 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase 2 tickets at this rate) and $39 for all other non-member tickets. For questions, please email reservations@…
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The Kalb Report - Democracy in Action: The 2016 Presidential Debates
Click here for full video. The Commission on Presidential Debates once again brought the candidates together in 2016 to face tough questions on critical issues while providing a level of substance, dignity and decorum to the presidential campaign. Did it work? On the next edition of The Kalb Report, debate moderators Martha Raddatz and Chris Wallace, as well as Commission co-chairs Frank Fahrenkopf and Mike McCurry join Marvin Kalb to review the remarkable 2016 events that rocked America and the world. The Kalb Report series is produced jointly by The National Press Club Journalism Institute…
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"Soundbreaking" Documentary Screening
The National Press Club will screen two parts of Soundbreaking: Stores from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music, on Wed., Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in the club’s ballroom. The series explores the impact of recorded music on the modern world. The 8-part documentary will be broadcast on PBS in November. Following the screening will be a panel discussion featuring: Joshua Bennett, filmmaker, Show of Force Hank Shocklee, music producer, Public Enemy Sam Brylawski, former chair, Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Board Soundbreaking is the last project of legendary music producer Sir…
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Annual NPC Children Holiday Party
It's time again......to make plans to attend the National Press Club's Annual Children Holiday Party! We will begin at 11 a.m. with a great buffet which will include something for everyone....from Corn Dogs to Hamburgers to French Fries and a little bit of Fruit and Veggies. Once we are filled up -- we can get on the dance floor and move to the music played by DJ Paul and led by our talented Cloggers. Don't forget to stop by and say hello to Santa! There's more -- you have to decide if you want to get your face painted first or decorate a ginger bread cookie to take home -- both are fun!…
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Food Biochemist Shirley Corriher
Salt or sugar meat? Douse tomatoes with vodka? Answers coming Oct. 5 Food expose biochemist Shirley Corriher is returning to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 6-7:30 p.m. The last time Corriher visited the Club, she explained how to make Starbucks coffee drinkable, how to un-glue and why garlic sometimes turns blue. This time, Corriher will join executive chef Susan Delbert to show whether one should sugar rather than salt meat before cooking, whether Parmiagiana Reggiano is the new Viagra and whether to douse tomatoes with vodka before eating. Corriher is a frequent TV guest…
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NPC Luncheon with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker
Penny Pritzker, the 38th U.S. Secretary of Commerce will speak at a Newsmaker Luncheon on Monday April 18, 2016. Secretary Pritzker will discuss the strategic plan for the Commerce Department that continues to expand trade and investment for American businesses and entrepreneurs. Secretary Pritzker’s 27 years of private sector experience has enhanced her work with the business community helping advance the President’s priorities of expanding growth and opportunity for all Americans. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A session ending at…
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