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Book Rap: Todd Purdum "An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964"
Todd Purdum, a top Washington journalist, recounts the dramatic political battle to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the law that created modern America, on the fiftieth anniversary of its passage. Mr. Purdum will sign copies of the book after the discussion. It was a turbulent time in America—a time of sit-ins, freedom rides, a March on Washington and a governor standing in the schoolhouse door—when John F. Kennedy sent Congress a bill to bar racial discrimination in employment, education, and public accommodations. Countless civil rights measures had died on Capitol Hill in the past. But…
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Congress.gov Primer
Congress.gov is the official public web site for legislative information and includes data for bills and resolutions, the Congressional Record, committee reports, nominations, treaties, and executive communications. The site offers a full spectrum of search tools and other research resources. Tammie Nelson, the project manager of Congress.gov, will briefly discuss the history of Congress.gov and will provide a demonstration of its capabilities. Bring your specific research questions and put her on the spot for an interactive Q&A after the demonstration.
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NPC Young Members Holiday Happy Hour
The National Press Club's Young Members Committee will host a Holiday Happy Hour for young members and their guests on December 15 from 6:30 to 8:30PM. Grab a drink and enjoy a selection of appetizers while you celebrate the season with friends and fellow young members.
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Fine Tune your Campaign Finance Skills w/FEC experts
Fine tune your campaign finance skills in the final weeks of the campaign season with officials from the Federal Elections Commission who will be at the National Press Club to answer all your questions. Sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute and RRA. Event details:National Press Club529 14th Street NW13th Floor - Bloomberg RoomWashington, DC 20045Friday, Oct. 79.30am - 11amFree event; RSVP required
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FEC Database Tour
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Tariffs on Autos & Auto Parts
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Review of the 2018 Hurricane Season
With another challenging Hurricane Season in the books, NOAA hurricane forecasting expert Dr. Gerry Bell and MIT disaster resilience expert Jeremy Gregory will discuss the impacts of the 2018 season and the status of the 2017 season rebuilding effort at a National Press Club Newsmaker on Tuesday, March 5, 10 a.m. in the Club’s Bloomberg Room. Bell, a hurricane climate specialist and research meteorologist at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) in College Park, Maryland, will focus on the 2018 season impacts, climate drivers for hurricanes and what people can do to prepare for the 2019…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Global CEOs Join Forces to Mitigate Cybersecurity Threats to SMBs
Note New Date - 12/17/18 More than half of U.S. small businesses would be unprofitable within a month if they lost permanent access to essential data from a crippling cyber-attack. Despite the ominous statistics surrounding the consequences of a breach, many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) report doing very little to protect themselves because they lack the needed resources, capabilities and knowledge to do so. As we saw with the 2013 Target breach and this year’s widely-noted PageUp incident, failing to secure SMBs not only leaves those organizations at risk, but also the world's…
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U.S. Reps. Ellison and Carson, Congress' only Muslim Members
U.S. Reps. Ellison and Carson, Congress' Only Muslim Members, at National Press Club Newsmaker May 24 Will Discuss Islamophobia and Hateful Rhetoric Directed At MuslimsWashington – U.S. Representatives Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and André Carson (D-Ind.) will discuss the rhetoric attacking Muslims and the Islamophobia in this presidential election year during a National Press Club Newsmaker on May 24 at 9:30 a.m. in the Club's Bloomberg Room. As the only two Muslims in Congress, Ellison and Carson will speak about the rise of hateful and anti-Muslim speech, violence, and cultural ignorance in…
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Multimedia Journalism Fundamentals: It’s Not Just Point and Shoot!
The Ukraine Crisis: Is Nuclear Conflict Likely?
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