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NPC Headliners Book Event: "Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times"
The New York Times Magazine’s chief national correspondent Mark Leibovich has enjoyed a lengthy and successful career covering the political circus that is our nation’s capital – but behind the bylines and the campaign coverage, Leibovich harbored a dark secret: he was a born and bred New England Patriots fan… who longed to turn his critical eye on America’s other great spectacle/sport – professional football. When his idol Tom Brady finally returned one of his many calls back in 2014, Leibovich’s low-key obsession became the focus of a “four-year odyssey” into the belly of the “big game.” On…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Dan Abrams & "Lincoln's Last Trial"
It is the summer of 1859 and inside a small courthouse in Springfield, Illinois, a 22-year-old man named Peachy Quinn Harrison is on trial for murder. What might have been a quiet local case is suddenly thrust into the national spotlight when rising political star (and rumored dark-horse favorite for the presidency) Abraham Lincoln is hired to defend the young man. In “Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case that Propelled Him to The Presidency,” author and ABC News chief legal affairs anchor Dan Abrams throws the reader in the juror’s seat and unravels the pivotal, high-stakes proceedings in a…
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NPC Communicators Breakfast: Preparing to testify before congress
As Washington prepares for the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Brett Kavanaugh, club members can learn how to prepare for their company’s congressional testimony or other public presentations from one of the field’s top experts. Ed Barks will lead a discussion with club members on strategies for preparation and presentation at a professional development session sponsored by the Club Communicator Team. It will be held on Thursday, August 9, from 8-9 a.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge at the Club. The program is free to members, but registration is required. Barks is president of Barks…
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NPC History and Heritage Team
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NPC Communicators Team
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Defense Reporters Happy Hour
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NPC House Team
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Sean Spicer & "The Briefing"
Sean Spicer, former White House Press Secretary under President Trump, will share his new book The Briefing: Politics, The Press, and The President at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Monday, August 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Club’s conference rooms. From his first press conference – an impromptu gathering in which Spicer blasted the media for allegedly misreporting the size of the crowds for Trump’s inaugural ceremony the day before – to his dramatic departure 6 months later following the raucous arrival of Anthony Scaramucci, Spicer’s tenure as White House Press Secretary was as…
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NPC Scholarship Team
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NPC Communicators Team
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