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NPC Luncheon with Former Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
Former Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) will discuss the Mental Health Parity Act at a National Press Club luncheon Wednesday, March 14. Authors of the legislation named after the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, they will talk about the challenges surrounding its implementation. The law prohibits health insurance companies from discriminating against those who have a mental illness. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Remarks will begin at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $19 for Club members, $30 for guests of members and $37 for…
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Baratunde Thurston "How to Be Black"
Baratunde Thurston, of Jack and Jill Politics and The Onion, will discuss his new satirical book, “How to Be Black.” Thurston shares his 30-plus years of expertise in being black, with helpful essays like “How to Be the Black Friend,” “How to Speak for All Black People,” “How To Celebrate Black History Month,” and more, in this humorous guide to race issues. This fun read is also critiques the media's portrayal of blackness as one-dimensional. Through humor, Thurston teaches readers how to be black by reminding them that there really is no one way to do it. Baratunde Thurston is the director…
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Chasing Aphrodite: Investigative Journalists Track Down Looted Antiquities
Please note: Online ticket sales have ended, but tickets will be available at the door for $5. Investigative journalists to analyze looted antiquities, and museum transparency Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino, investigative journalists and authors of "Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World’s Richest Museum" will join Gary Vikan, director of the Walters Art Museum and Arthur Houghton, a former curator at the Getty Museum, to discuss looted antiquities and transparency in American museums at 6 p.m. Jan. 24 in the National Press Club ballroom. The event will be moderated…
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NPC Luncheon with Jim Cantore, meteorologist, The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore to Discuss 25 Years Covering the Weather at a Dec. 14 LuncheonWASHINGTON, November 7, 2011 -- Jim Cantore, on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, will share highlights from his 25 years of covering severe weather during a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on Dec. 14. Cantore, who started his career at The Weather Channel, has become one of the most recognizable meteorologists on television. Pushing weather coverage to the next level, Cantore has reported on wild weather - from snow storms to tornados and hurricanes, such as Hurricane Katrina…
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The Kalb Report - Anchoring 9/11: The Day and the Decade
The Kalb Report - Anchoring 9/11: The Day and the Decade Some of the leading journalists who were on the air during the 9/11 terrorist attacks will talk to host Marvin Kalb about "Anchoring 9/11: The Day and the Decade." With Marvin will be ABC's Charles Gibson, CBS' Dan Rather, Fox's Brit Hume and Frank Sesno, who was CNN's Washington bureau chief that day. They will talk about what happened on 9/11 and the subsequent decade that changed the world. The show will be in the Club's ballroom on Friday, Sept. 9 at 8:00 p.m. Please plan to arrive a few minutes early to get seated before the…
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NPC Luncheon with Ken Burns
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, director of the upcoming PBS film series Prohibition, will call for a national discourse on the tenuous relationship between civility and democracy in American history using his new film as a starting point at a National Press Club Speakers Series luncheon on Monday, October 3. “This year as we think about the 150th anniversary of the start of our Civil War, we must remember that the lack of civility in our political language threatens the very basis of American society,” Burns said. “I believe civility is essential to our ability as a nation to confront…
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NPC Luncheon with Rudy Giuliani
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will assess the state of U.S. security in the 10 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon, Sept. 6. Giuliani, a two-term Republican mayor of New York City, received widespread praise and international recognition for his leadership following with attacks September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center. Time Magazine named Giuliani its "Person of the Year" in December 2001, and Britain's Queen Elizabeth granted him an honorary knighthood. During his tenure as mayor, the former federal prosecutor and U.S.…
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NPC Luncheon with Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, (R) Minnesota
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, (R) Minnesota will address an NPC Luncheon on July 28. The July 28 luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and Bachmann’s remarks will begin at 1:00, followed by a question-and-answer session. Advance reservations should be made by calling (202) 662-7501 or [email protected]. This event is limited to NPC members and their guest only. Cost of luncheon admission is $18 for National Press Club members, $29 for their guests. National Press Club Luncheons are webcast live on press.org. Follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #NPCLunch, or on…
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Documentary- Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good, featuring Gary Sinise
A few tickets remain for the June 29 Director’s Screening of the film Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good, featuring Gary Sinise, the Oscar-nominated actor who stars in the hit CBS series CSI: New York. The film chronicles Gary and his Lt. Dan Band as they travel around the world performing for the nation’s military. The screening will begin in the ballroom at 6:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A with film director Jonathan Flora and producer Debora Flora. To RSVP, email [email protected]. The documentary will be shown the evening before Sinise’s NPC luncheon address where he will announce the…
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Disney Lands at the Press Club
Disney Television Animation visits the Press Club on July 13 at 7:00PM. At the event, a Disney Television Animation executive will present Disney Channel's current two top series, Phineas and Ferb and Fish Hooks. The stars, creators and animators of both of those shows will be in attendance. The current panelists include: From Phineas and FerbDan Povenmire (creator and executive producer) Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (creator and executive producer) Alyson Stoner (voices Isabella Garcia-Shapiro), Jack McBrayer (voices Irving), Bobby Gaylor (voices Buford) and Maulik Pancholy (voices Baljeet). From…
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