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NPC Luncheon with National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis
National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis will speak at a National Press Club luncheon August 1. He will discuss this year’s 100th anniversary of the nation's system of national parks and the agency’s focus on creating the next generation of park visitors, supporters and advocates. He will also discuss the challenges in trying to operate and maintain expanding park system during an era of fiscal restraint. 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…
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NPC Luncheon with Libertarian Presidential Ticket Johnson & Weld
The Libertarian Party presidential ticket – former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson and former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld – will outline why they think a third-party effort may be more likely to succeed this year than in past elections at a July 7 National Press Club luncheon. Johnson and Weld were nominated at the Libertarian convention in late May and are promoting an agenda of fiscal conservatism and social liberalism. Voter discontent with the two presumptive major party choices – Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump – gives them a chance to break through, they will…
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2016 Fourth Estate Award Honoring Wolf Blitzer
Wolf Blitzer, acclaimed journalist and CNN's lead political anchor and host of “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” will accept the National Press Club's most-honored prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a gala on Sept. 20 in Washington, D.C. Blitzer is the 44th recipient of the award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field. “Through his more than four decades in journalism, Wolf Blitzer has served as the world's eyes and ears on some of the most important stories of our time, the embodiment of the Fourth Estate's first awardee, Walter Cronkite,”…
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National Press Club Journalism Awards Dinner
43rd Annual National Press Club Journalism Awards The National Press Club's 43rd Annual Journalism Awards Dinner will be held on Thursday, August 4th, beginning with a Reception in the Holeman Lounge at 6 p.m., followed by Dinner and a Program at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom. Tickets to this event are $50.00 per person. Reservations are required and MUST be made through Eventbrite. For more information, contact Joann @202-662-7532 or [email protected].
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NPC Luncheon with NTSB Chair Christopher Hart
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Christopher Hart will address the role of automation in preventing transportation accidents and will apply lessons learned in aviation to the development of self-driving cars at a National Press Club luncheon June 30. Hart will talk about new technology in transportation with special emphasis on self-driving cars and how lessons from past investigation experience can help to prevent accidents. Hart has served as NTSB chairman since April 2014. Before a long career at NTSB, Hart was a deputy director for air traffic safety oversight at the Federal…
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NPC Luncheon with FCC Chair Tom Wheeler
The U.S. is the leader in wireless technology and spectrum innovation, currently occupying the worldwide top spot in 4G wireless network utilization. Now, the development of framework is beginning for the next-generation. These 5G wireless communications services and technologies will offer dramatically faster wireless broadband services. Public and private sector stakeholders around the world have begun to shape the new 5G landscape to benefit their national and commercial interests. This major policy address by Federal Communications Commission Chair Tom Wheeler will lay out the framework…
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NPC Luncheon with NSA Chief Michael S. Rogers
NSA Chief Michael S. Rogers will discuss the continuing cyber security challenges facing the U.S. and the world at a National Press Club Luncheon on July 14. Rogers has said encryption makes it more difficult to intercept terrorist groups' communication and warned that vital U.S. computer networks such as power grid have been infiltrated by hackers and public should expect attacks of significant consequence. 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 Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase 2…
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The Kalb Report - The American Story: A Master Class with David McCullough
From his Pulitzer-prize winning biographies John Adams and Truman, to his distinctive narration of Ken Burns’ seminal documentaries “The Civil War” and “Baseball,” David McCullough is perhaps America’s most recognized storyteller. On this special daytime edition of The Kalb Report, moderator Marvin Kalb and McCullough, the renowned author and historian, discuss our founding fathers (and mothers), freedom of the press and the challenges facing our democracy today. The Kalb Report series is produced jointly by The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the George Washington University…
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NPC General Membership Meeting
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Casino Royale Party
Friday, May 13th could be your lucky night. Join us as we transform the Holeman Lounge into a casino lounge for a night of fun and friendly gambling. This black tie - optional event will feature music, casino games, themed-cocktails (shaken not stirred), and $200 in "casino cash" per person, for which you can use to win prizes. The party starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for non-members, which can be exchanged for a free drink. The event is hosted by the National Press Club's Events Committee.
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