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Rules of Engagement: Creating Safe and Fair Newsrooms
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"50 Years of 60 Minutes" with Executive Producer Jeff Fager & Correspondent Bill Whitaker
“Good evening. This is 60 Minutes.” That’s how Harry Reasoner opened the very first episode of 60 Minutes on a Tuesday evening back in September of 1968. By CBS News’ own admission, the initial reviews of the broadcast were mixed, with Daily Variety proclaiming the program would “have to do better.” Now 50 years, 20 Peabody Awards and 145 News and Documentary Emmy honors later, it is one of the most successful programs in television history. On Tuesday, March 27, 60 Minutes Executive Producer Jeff Fager, who tutored under the show’s legendary creator Don Hewitt before succeeding him in 2004,…
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NPC Headliners Film Screening: Christy Turlington Burns, "Giving Birth in America"
Christy Turlington Burns, founder & CEO of the nonprofit Every Mother Counts, will discuss U.S. maternal health challenges, as well as legislation she is encouraging Congress to pass to improve access to maternity care for American women at a special film screening at the National Press Club on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2018 at 5 p.m. in the club’s Ballroom. The newsmaker event will begin with a screening of two short films from the Every Mother Count’s series, “Giving Birth in America,” that demonstrate the challenges pregnant women and mothers are facing in the United States,…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with U.S. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Livestream will begin 3/15 at 1:00pm ET. From the speech he gave on the Senate floor rebuking President Trump’s repeated attacks on the media back in January, to his op-ed in The Washington Post criticizing his colleagues in Congress over their failure to pass DACA legislation earlier this week, to his announcement that he is backing a bipartisan bill to raise the minimum age required to buy a semi-automatic rifle, Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has earned a reputation for being one of the most reliably outspoken legislators in Washington. On Thursday, March 15, Senator Flake will keep his…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with SBA Administrator Linda McMahon
Livestream will begin 5/17 at 1:00pm ET. Linda McMahon, the 25th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will discuss the state of America’s small businesses at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Thursday, May 17, 2018. Nominated by then-President-elect Trump in December of 2016 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in February 2017, McMahon advocates on behalf of the nearly 30 million small businesses in America, fulfilling the mission of the SBA to “aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests” of small businesses by offering loans, loan guarantees,…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with Five-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky
Livestream will begin 3/26 at 1:00pm ET. As the 2018 Winter Olympics conclude, all eyes will turn to the 2020 Summer games in Tokyo. Katie Ledecky, one of the best female swimmers in the history of the sport, will share what life is like as a student at Stanford University and discuss her plans for future competition at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, March 26, 2018. At just 20 years old, Ledecky has already competed in two Olympic Games (London in 2012 and Rio in 2016) and is the proud winner of five Olympic gold medals and 14 World Championship titles. She holds…
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A Conversation on the 2017 John F. Kennedy Centennial & the Relevance of his Legacy
The National Press Club’s History and Heritage Committee, in conjunction with the John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, invite you to attend a special cocktail reception and conversation on the 2017 John F. Kennedy Centennial and the relevance of his legacy. This event will take place in the Club’s Holeman Lounge on Wednesday, January 31, with the reception beginning at 6:00 p.m., followed by the presentation at 6:30 p.m. Presenters will include: Kenneth R. Feinberg, Chairman of the John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Steven M. Rothstein,…
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The Inauguration of Andrea Edney
The Board of Governors of The National Press Club requests the pleasure of your company at The Inauguration of Andrea Edney News Editor at Bloomberg News and 111th President of the National Press Club Sat. Feb. 10, 2018Cocktails at 6:30 p.m.Dinner at 7:30 p.m.Dancing will follow Keynote Speaker: Renowned First Amendment Advocate Floyd AbramsMusical Act: Swing Machine Black Tie Optional Renowned first amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams is the confirmed keynote speaker for President Andrea Edney's Inauguration on Feb 10. The Inaugural Gala will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed…
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NPC Wigle Whiskey Tasting
Let's thank our 110th president for a year of "good spirits" by joining him at the National Press Club for a special cocktail, whiskey tasting and spirited story-telling with Director of Sales of Wigle Whiskey from Pittsburgh, PA. You may remember that the Pittsburgh based distillery provided whiskey at Mr. Ballou's inauguration last January. What better way to say thank you to Jeff Ballou for a great year of service than to welcome back a distillery from his hometown for one of his final events? Admission is $20, but $15 "early bird" tickets will be available through Jan. 7. Kentucky has…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue
The Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Mr. Perdue recently crisscrossed the country in a "Back to our Roots" tour to listen to farmers and those who live and work in rural America to gather their input in advance of Congress writing a new farm bill by next year. He will share some of those insights, as well as discuss his priorities for opening up markets for American agricultural products, including the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Additionally, Mr.…
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