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NPC Luncheon with Ted Turner and T. Boone Pickens
Ted Turner, chairman of Ted Turner Enterprises and CNN founder, will join T. Boone Pickens, founder of BP Capitol, to debate American energy policy during a joint luncheon, Tuesday, April 19. Pickens will outline his “Pickens Plan” to reduce America’s dependence on Middle East oil through alternate energy sources, such as wind, solar power, and natural gas. Turner will discuss renewable solar energy, including his recent solar projects in New Mexico and Atlanta, as well as nuclear disarmament and global politics. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. with the speeches beginning at 1 p.m. and…
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Mike Huckabee
Former Arkansas Governor and Fox News Commentator Mike Huckabee, considered by analysts to be a likely Republican presidential candidate in 2012, will discuss his new book, “A Simple Government: Twelve Things We Really Need From Washington (and a Trillion That We Don’t!”) Free copies of the book will be available at the event. Contact: Bob Webb, Event Host (703) 329-1950, [email protected]
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NPC Luncheon with Vivian Schiller, President and CEO, NPR
At a March 7th National Press Club Luncheon, NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller will discuss NPR’s vision for the future of public radio and the achievements of NPR’s member stations. She also will present her case for continued public support for the 40-year-old media organization. Despite recent rounds of cost cutting, NPR’s audience growth continues to break records. More people than ever use public radio in more ways - commuters listen in traffic, joggers stream audio from their mobiles, and readers go to the web or their iPad for the latest on global events and world music. Luncheon…
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NPC Luncheon with Harry Shearer, Comedian
Harry Shearer, famed voice of “The Simpsons,” “Saturday Night Live” comic, radio host of “Le Show,” and star of the film “This is Spinal Tap,” will accuse the national press of perpetuating media myths in major news coverage at a National Press Club luncheon March 14. Shearer says he hopes to “enhance the feeling of shame among practitioners” in the press, whom he says have a “blindness to accuracy.” He will argue that the nation’s top editors and producers are “notoriously herd-oriented,cling to first-draft versions of news stories, and are reluctant to adjust news narratives when new…
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NPC Luncheon with Ben Bernanke, Chairman, Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, will address the National Press Club at a luncheon on February 3, 2011. The head of the Federal Reserve is often called the “second most powerful position in the country.” Bernanke has steered the economy through the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression and will discuss the burgeoning economic recovery. This luncheon is open only to National Press Club members and their guests. The National Press Club luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and remarks will begin just after 1:00 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer…
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BOG Appreciation Dinner
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Presidential Inauguration Gala: Mark Hamrick, AP, 104th President of the National Press Club
The National Press Club will celebrate the inauguration of 104th NPC President Mark Hamrick at a black tie optional gala on Saturday, January 29, 2011. Members of the Press Club and D.C.’s journalism community will gather for “We’re Not in Kansas Anymore,” an evening of fine cuisine, entertainment and perspectives on Hamrick’s Middle American roots by legendary broadcaster and fellow former Kansan Bill Kurtis. Cocktails begin at 6:30, followed by dinner and the formal program at 7:30. Dinner Menu: Cocktail Hour Hors d’oeuvres: Wild Mushroom Profiteroles Crab Rangoon Butternut…
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Gail J. McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross
Gail J. McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross, will deliver a speech entitled "One Year After the Haiti Earthquake: Progress and Challenges" at a National Press Club luncheon on Jan, 12, 2011. In 2008, McGovern was tapped to head the $3.3 billion organization which is the nation's leading emergency response and blood services organization, has overseen the response to several high-profile disasters and has initiated steps to reduce the Red Cross's deficits and streamline its operations. Prior to joining the Red Cross, McGovern was a faculty member at the Harvard Business…
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Speed Networking
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Address the National Press Club
Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, will talk about accelerating innovation to help meet our energy and climate goals at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, November 29. As United States Secretary of Energy, Chu, is charged with helping implement President Obama’s agenda to invest in clean and renewable energy, end the nation’s addiction to foreign oil and address the global climate crisis. Chu was co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1997. Prior to his appointment, Chu was director of DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and professor of physics and molecular and cell biology…
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