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Silver Owl Fall Hoot featuring Clark Hoyt
Silver Owl Fall Hoot featuring Clark Hoyt, former reporter and news executive with Knight-Ridder, ombudsman for the New York Times, and editor and ombudsman for Bloomberg News. The Hoot, which is open to all NPC members and guests, begins with a 12:00 PM cash bar cocktail party, followed by a 1:00 Luncheon. The cost is $35 per person. If you have questions please call the Club at 202-662-7501.
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Memorial Service Honoring Former NPC President Arthur E.F. Wiese, Jr.
NPC Senior Communicators Roundtable Dinner
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John Cosgrove Can't Wait To Be 100
He is part of the legend of the National Press Club, our oldest living president and on Monday evening, September 26, you are invited to help him party like its 2018! The Ballroom will be in full swing that night to celebrate our own John Cosgrove as he turns 98 with the "Can’t Wait To Be 100" Birthday Party. The event is not to be missed and will be a fundraiser for the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Tickets are $50 per person. The party will include an open bar, wonderful appetizers and an entertaining program! Doors open at 5:30 pm. Program begins at 6:15 pm with a color guard…
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NPC Luncheon with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
Livestream will begin October 3 at 1:00pm EDT. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the only original member of President Obama's cabinet still serving in the administration, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Monday, October 3. Vilsack, a former governor of Iowa, briefly ran in the 2008 presidential race and was considered by Hillary Clinton as a potential running mate in 2016. Vilsack also leads the President's Rural Task Force, coordinating White House efforts to fight heroin use in rural communities. As head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he is working toward opening…
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NPC Luncheon with US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will discuss the ongoing debate in Congress over the House and Senate defense bills at a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday, September 15. In his speech entitled "Dulling the Edge: How Congress Risks Undermining the Finest Fighting Force the World Has Ever Known,” Carter will elaborate on his concerns over some of the proposals under consideration. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $24 for National Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase 2 tickets at…
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“Politicians vs. Press” Spelling Bee
Livestream will begin at 7:15pm EDT. Sponsored by The relationship between members of Congress and the journalists who cover them can be testy at times, but on September 21, 2016 it will be all fun and games as lawmakers and reporters square off in the Politicians vs. Press Spelling Bee at the legendary National Press Club in downtown Washington. 2013 champion Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) leveraged his Press Club Spelling Bee victory into a 2016 vice presidential nomination. 2015 victor Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) will be back to defend his title this year against fellow lawmakers and a rejuvenated…
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Candidates for Teamsters Union Top Offices to Face-Off in a one time only Debate
A week prior to the Labor Day weekend, candidates for the top offices of the Teamsters Union will debate each other at a special National Press Club Newsmaker. Fred Zuckerman, candidate for General President on the Teamsters United Slate, will face Ken Hall, candidate for General Secretary-Treasurer on the Hoffa-Hall 2016 Slate, in the club’s Ballroom, at 6:30 pm, Aug 25. This will be the only election debate between the candidates. The 1.4 million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) has been required to have direct election of its top officers since it came under federal…
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NPC Luncheon with U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy
U.S. Sen. Christopher Murphy, the Connecticut Democrat who led a filibuster to force votes on gun control measures, will address the subject at a Club luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 8.Murphy spoke at the Democratic National Convention on the need for gun safety measures such as expanded background checks and a ban on gun sales to suspected terrorists.Both issues reached the Senate floor as part of a deal to end Murphy's filibuster, but were killed by Senate Republicans.Murphy's state is home to Newtown, where 20 Sandy Hook Elementary School students and six adults were gunned down in 2012. The…
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The Kalb Report - A Conversation with Cokie Roberts on Democracy, Politics, and the Press
Livestream will begin at 8pm ET on April 1 Having spent more than 40 years in broadcast journalism, having grown up in a family dedicated to public service, and having been named a “living legend” by the Library of Congress, Cokie Roberts is uniquely qualified to provide context and perspective on today’s hyper-partisan politics, the current media landscape, and their combined impact on the state of our democracy. On April 1, 2019, Roberts, who has been a mainstay of NPR since 1978 and ABC News since 1988, will join moderator Marvin Kalb at the National Press Club as part of the 25th…
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NPC Headliners Presents "The Battle Against Gerrymandering: A Dialogue Between Eric Holder & Arnold Schwarzenegger"
Livestream will begin at 12:30pm ET on March 26 Two of the nation's most prominent voices against gerrymandering will share the stage for the first time on March 26 immediately following oral arguments in two anti-gerrymandering cases at the U.S. Supreme Court. Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General, and Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will discuss why they believe redistricting reform is crucial to the future of our democracy at a National Press Club Headliners event on March 26 at 12:30 p.m. This bipartisan dialogue comes as the Court considers whether the…
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