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Author Joseph Rodota Shares Hidden History of Iconic Watergate Complex
On June 17, 1972 five men were arrested at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., igniting an investigation that would eventually lead to the resignation of President Richard Nixon and cementing the Watergate complex as one of DC’s most iconic addresses. While nearly everyone is familiar with the scandal and the surviving “-gate” suffix, most people’s knowledge of the landmark’s mysterious history barely scratches the surface. On Wednesday, February 21 at 6:30 p.m., Joseph Rodota, author of The Watergate: Inside America’s Most…
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"It's All Journalism" live recording: The Future of the Alternative Press
NPC Headliners Newsmaker: National Academies Releases 2017 Affordable Drugs Report
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MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Shares New Book "Playing with Fire" & the Lasting Impact of the 1968 Presidential Election
NPC Headliners Film Screening & Discussion: Netflix's "SAVING CAPITALISM"
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Donna Brazile Shares New Book on Russian Hacking of 2016 Presidential Election
Burning to Tell You: Critical Conversations with Risk-Taking Artists
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NPC General Membership Meeting
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Meet the new Federal Election Commission website
Part 1 of the series "It's Never Too Early to Follow the Money" Oct. 13 - Meet the new Federal Election Commission websiteAs frequent users know, things have changed dramatically this year at the FEC’s URL. This is a chance to learn the tricks and functionality of this important website from some of staffers who helped revamp it. It’s also a chance to bring your requests for old favorites you’d like to see restored.
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Mental Health & The Opioid Crisis
Livestream will begin at 2:00pm EDT. Last month, President Trump said the country’s opioid crisis “is a national emergency.” He went on to say “we’re going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money” to counter opioid addiction. But, what has happened? Is money being appropriated? What is needed? On Monday., Sept .25, at 2 p.m.(NOTE :NEW TIME), in the National Press Club’s Bloomberg Room, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), Co-Chair of the House’s Addiction Treatment and Recovery Caucus, will be joined by three frontline healthcare workers to discuss the opioid crisis and what they see…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Sharyl Attkisson and "The Smear"
Former CBS News Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson, author of “The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think and How You Vote,” will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Thursday, August 31 at 6:30 p.m. in the Club’s Conference Rooms. Attkisson is The New York Times bestselling author of “Stonewalled,” a five-time Emmy Award winner, and the host of “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson” offered by Sinclair. She is the recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting and has reported nationally for CBS News, PBS…
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NPC Headliner Newsmaker with Former Sec. of Energy Ernest Moniz
The Trump administration’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, its planned cuts to energy funding in the FY18 budget, and pursuit of deregulation has attracted significant criticism and called into question the reliability of the U.S. as an international partner. On June 21, at 10 a.m., in the National Press Club’s Lisagor Room, Former Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz will propose ways to maintain the American leadership edge on energy innovation. Moniz also is expected to announce the formation of a new non-profit organization “The Energy Futures Initiative,” that aims…
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Peter Baker and "Obama: The Call of History"
Peter Baker and "Obama: The Call of History"
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