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NPC Luncheon with Gary Pruitt, President and CEO, the Associated Press
Gary Pruitt, president and chief executive officer of the Associated Press (AP), who has called on the President to “rein in” the Justice Department, will speak at the National Press Club Luncheon on June 19. Mr. Pruitt says the AP has felt an impact on its ability to gather news since the Justice Department seized AP phone records from more than 20 phone lines in four bureaus, as government officials now are more reluctant to talk with reporters. Pruitt, who is also a First Amendment lawyer, called the move “unconstitutional” and a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” of privacy. In his…
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NPC Luncheon with President Sebastián Piñera of Chile
President Sebastián Piñera will be the guest speaker at a National Press Club Luncheon on Tuesday June 4. Mr. Piñera was elected President of Chile in January, 2010. Prior to his service as President, Mr. Piñera had a distinguished career in government, business and education. He has a PhD in Economics from Harvard. PLEASE NOTE: Lunch will be served at 1:00 p.m. Remarks begin at 1:30 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2:30 p.m. The cost is $21 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this price) and $35 for all other non-member tickets. Tickets…
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton B. Carter
Rescheduled: Managing the Pentagon in an Era of Fiscal Uncertainty Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton B. Carter will address strategic and budgetary challenges facing the Defense Department during a period of unprecedented fiscal uncertainty at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Tuesday, May 7. Carter was confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Defense in October 2011 after serving as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics since April 2009. This National Press Club Newsmakers news conference is scheduled for 10:00AM, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in the Club…
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Advance screening of "The Central Park Five," a film by Ken Burns
The National Press Club presents an advance screening of the award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns’ latest project, The Central Park Five, on April 11 at 6:45 pm. The film, which premieres April 16 at 9:00 p.m. on PBS, tells the story of five Black and Hispanic Harlem teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989. Co-Directors/Producers Burns, David McMahon and Sarah Burns and two of the Central Park 5 will be in attendance for A questions and answers session after the film. The brutal sexual assault of a white jogger in the late 1980s…
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Post-Election Payback
Reporter Training on the "Post-Election Payback"Please join the Center for Responsive Politics, the National Press Club Journalism Institute and veteran reporters and experts for this "Post-Election Payback" training. This training will showcase the latest datasets, tools and case studies to help reporters drill down and track the effects of campaign money on policy outcomes and on hiring decisions in Congress and in the new administration.WHEN: Friday, April 26 - Saturday, April 27WHERE: National Press Club, Lisagor Room (Friday) and First Amendment Room (Saturday)Friday, April 26 (Lisagor…
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NPC Luncheon with Thomas Drake, NSA Whistleblower
Thomas Drake, a former Senior Executive at NSA who was charged under the espionage act after he blew the whistle on waste and fraud and illegal activity at the intelligence agency, will speak at a March 15 National Press Club luncheon. Drake's event is part of the club's effort to recognize Sunshine Week, a national initiative to underscore the importance of open government and freedom of information. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with Drake's remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $21 for Press Club members ( NPC Members…
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"1600 Penn" Roundtable Discussion
Join the cast and producers of NBC’s newest comedy, "1600 Penn", as they take questions on what it’s like to be the first on-screen family of the White House at the National Press Club on Wednesday, January 9, at 12 noon in the First Amendment Lounge. Cast members Jenna Elfman (“Dharma & Greg”), Bill Pullman (“Independence Day”), Martha MacIsaac (“Superbad”), Andre Holland (“Friends with Benefits”) , Josh Gad (“21”) and producers of the show Jason Winer (“Modern Family”), Jon Lovett and Mike Royce (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) will hold a roundtable discussion. Media are invited to view the…
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NPC Headliners Film Screening & Discussion: Netflix's "SAVING CAPITALISM"
In the new Netflix Original Documentary "SAVING CAPITALISM," author and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and award-winning writer and director Jacob Kornbluth take a deep dive into America's staggering socio-economic divide and search for solutions. On Thursday, December 7, Kornbluth will bring "SAVING CAPITALISM" to the National Press Club's main ballroom for a screening of the film and director's chair discussion. Special guest Senator Bernie Sanders will kick-off the screening at 6:30 p.m. It will be followed by question-and-answer session with Kornbluth and a reception featuring a…
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2017 Silver Owls Holiday Hoot
The National Press Club's Silver Owls will kick off the holiday season this Thursday, Nov. 30 with a special edition of its Fall Hoot, featuring a world class entertainer, a sumptuous smorgasbord, specialty cocktails, and a unique gift exchange. The special Holiday Hoot, open to all members of the Press Club and their guests, begins at 6 p.m. Reservations can be made below, by email to [email protected], or by telephone - 202-662-7501. The traditional cost remains $35 per person. There will be a cash bar at which you can purchase, among other things, a Pomegranate Moscow Mule, designed…
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Burning to Tell You: Critical Conversations with Risk-Taking Artists
Join the NPC Events Team, The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics (The Lab) at Georgetown University and The Artist Partner Program at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland for Burning to Tell You: Critical Conversations with Risk-Taking Artists at the National Press Club on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m in the Ballroom. Burning to Tell You brings together artists, activists, journalists, and thinkers from around the world whose work embodies the urgency of free expression in contexts of censorship, repression, and violence.…
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