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Book Rap: Tom Young "The Hunters"
Tom Young will discuss and sign copies of "The Hunters," a remarkable military thriller from one of the most widely acclaimed new suspense writers in years. Khatar. It's a Somali word for 'dangerous,' and it's one that Colonel Michael Parson has heard too often on his present mission. His friend Sophia Gold has talked him into using his leave from the Air Force to fly relief supplies into Somalia in an antique DC-3 cargo plane. Somalia is infested with armed clans, pirates, poverty, and, increasingly, terrorism. Parson and Gold are about to face all of them firsthand. An al-Shabaab leader…
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Journalists & Communicators Networking Happy Hour
Journalists & Communicators Networking Happy Hour
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Developments in the case of imprisoned Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian
National Press Club president John Hughes will host a news conference to discuss developments in the case of Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post's Tehran bureau chief who is currently being held in prison in Iran. Ali Rezaian, Jason Rezaian's brother, and Douglas Jehl, Foreign Editor of The Washington Post will describe the recent events in this case and the latest conditions for Jason and the prospects for his release. Jason Rezaian and his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, were arrested in their home in Tehran by Iranian Security Forces on July 22, 2014. Jason remains in Evin Prison although he has not…
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Book Rap: Rebecca Frankel "War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love"
NPC Luncheon with Secretary Thomas Perez, U.S. Department of Labor
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JUST LIKE YOU! Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month by learning how people with Down syndrome are JUST LIKE YOU! A film screening and expert panel discussion. With deinstitutionalization, medical advancements, exciting genetic research on the forefront and community inclusion at an all time high, there has never been a better time to be born with Down syndrome. Still, there are many who say these are lives not worth living and the prenatal diagnosis termination rate is alarmingly high. We invite you to join us for a thought provoking evening as we screen the short film Just Like You Down Syndrome. Three…
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Two Federal Immigration Judges to discuss challenges facing Immigration Courts
Broadcast Legends: Marvin Kalb
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NPC Luncheon with Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, and Grover Norquist, anti-tax activist
Livestream starts at 1:00pm ET. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and anti-tax activist Grover Norquist will speak on issues where the left and right can come together at a National Press Club luncheon on Sept. 4. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $22 for Press Club members ( NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $36 for all other non-member tickets. For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202) 662 – 7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase…
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NPC Luncheon with Ken Burns, Filmmaker
Please Note New Time Livestream starts at 12:30pm ET. Filmmaker Ken Burns will discuss his new PBS documentary series The Roosevelts: An Intimate History at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon September 15, 2014 in the Holeman Lounge. This seven-part, fourteen hour film begins on September 14th and covers the lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962. During the course of the Roosevelt Century, Theodore would become the 26th President of the United States and his niece Eleanor would marry his fifth cousin Franklin, who…
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NPC Luncheon with John Stumpf, CEO, Wells Fargo & Co.
Livestream starts at 1:00pm ET. Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf will talk about the role of financial services in the real economy at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, September 17. Wells Fargo is the U.S. top home lender and also world's largest bank by market value. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $22 for Press Club members ( NPC Members may purchase 2 tickets at this rate) and $36 for all other non-member tickets. For questions, please email…
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Eyes in the Skies: Drone Newsgathering & The Law
Eyes in the Skies: Drone Newsgathering & The Law
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