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The Kalb Report - Covering Washington and the World: A Conversation with Judy Woodruff
In a distinguished network television career that began with her coverage of Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign for NBC News, Judy Woodruff has remained at the pinnacle of broadcast journalism for 40 years. Having served as chief White House correspondent for NBC and PBS, the host of CNN’s Inside Politics, and now co-anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour, Woodruff has had a front row seat to world events, as well as some of the most notable campaigns, elections, and political scandals in American history. On this edition of The Kalb Report, moderator Marvin Kalb and Judy Woodruff…
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NPC Luncheon with U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez
U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on June 22. In two and a half years at the Department of Labor, Perez has made his mark through a series of aggressive efforts aimed at protecting workers from everything from unfair overtime practices to conflicts of interest that can wreck their retirement savings. 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 and one guest, and $38 for non-members. For questions, please email reservations@…
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NPC Luncheon with CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden
Please note new date: May 26. Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will address the Zika virus outbreak at a May 26 National Press Club speaker luncheon. Frieden, who has led the CDC since 2009, will discuss the latest research and forecasts, as scientists at the CDC and other leading health-related organizations are working around the clock to better understand and address the virus tied to birth defects. 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…
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ICC Panel to examine changes to American foreign reporting
Imprisoned Americans Fighting for their Lives in UAE
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NPC Luncheon with John Koskinen, IRS Commissioner
As the tax deadline approaches and presidential candidates talk up their plans for tax reforms, John Koskinen, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, will speak at March 24 National Press Club luncheon. Koskinen, who has led the agency since Dec. 2013, will discuss the future of the IRS, which collects $3.3 trillion in tax revenue each year, employs about 90,000 people and has a budget of approximately $11.2 billion. Challenges facing the commissioner include improving customer service and dealing with the risk of hacking and identity theft. Lunch will be served at 12:30, with…
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D.C. Open Government Summit Celebrates Sunshine Week 2016
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NPC Luncheon with Paul Wiedefeld, Washington Metro General Manager and CEO
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Manager and CEO Paul Wiedefeld will discuss the future of the transit system at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, March 7. Metro is entering its most challenging period since it opened 40 years ago. It’s facing declining ridership combined with rising expenses and a fractured leadership structure among the four jurisdictions that govern the system. Serious safety lapses over the years have caused deaths while everlasting repairs and reduced service have caused riders to choose other transportation options. Wiedefeld took over as…
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NPC Luncheon with Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Acclaimed Emmy Award winning filmmaker Ken Burns joined by Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., will talk about race in America at a National Press Club luncheon March 14. The history of race has captured the attention of both men and now Burns and Gates have teamed up to host a national lecture series that takes a deeper dive on the issue. The two were brought together following the mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina last year. Ken Burns film "Jackie Robinson" is set to premiere in April and Henry Louis Gates Jr. film “Black America…
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Rep. Bill Shuster, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Economist Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University's Lise Johnson and Researcher and Corporate Executive Ralph Gomory
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NPC Luncheon with Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the outgoing commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on March 27. Dr. Hamburg, the FDA commissioner since May 2009, announced her retirement from the agency on Feb. 5. She will step down in late March. Dr. Stephen Ostroff, recently FDA chief scientist, will be the Acting Commissioner until Dr. Hamburg's successor is named. The Food and Drug Administration is charged with protecting the public health by making sure that the nation's food, drugs, biological products and medical devises are safe.…
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